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The history of Western art painting represent an incessant, however disrupted, custom from ancient times. Until the early on 20th century it relied mainly on representative and Classical motif, after which time more merely theoretical and abstract modes gained favor.

Originally serving religious patronage, Western art painting later on found audience in the nobility and the middle group. From the Middle Ages throughout the resurgence art painters works for the church and a rich aristocracy. Start with the Baroque era artist received confidential commission from a more cultured and rich middle class. By the 19th century western art painters became unconventional from the demands of their benefaction to only depict scene from mythology, portraiture, religion or history. The thought "art for art's sake" began to find appearance in the work of western art painters like John Constable, Francisco de Goya, as well as J.M.W. Turner.

Developments in Western art painting in history parallel those in Eastern painting, in common a few centuries later. Indian art, Chinese art, African art, Islamic art as well as Japanese art each had momentous influence on Western art painting.