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Genre paintings like those by Adriaen and Isaac Van Ostade , Tenier , Cuyp , Johannes Vermeer and Pieter De Hooch became popular in the Netherlands in the 17th Century . These works inspired Eighteenth-century French painters who also sought to depict everyday life, whether through careful Realism in the works of Chardin or the Romanticized Painting s of Watteau . Genre paintings have been created wherever artists seek to celebrate and record the everyday experiences of the Middle Class . The works of American painter Ernie Barnes and those of illustrator Norman Rockwell could exemplify a more modern type of genre painting. Today, genre paintings can also provide a window into the everyday life of a bygone era. SEE ALSO |