Historical painting is a painting with historical events as its theme. In the history of western art, the concept of "historical painting" not only refers to those paintings with historical events as the theme, but also includes religion and fairy tales. Painters generally present an idealized and typical method in their performance. Therefore, the significance of historical painting lies not so much in the faithful record of historical facts as in the pursuit of great historical significance and grand scenes and events. The cognitive function and educational function of art can be said to be the most prominent in historical paintings. The origin of historical paintings can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt in the West. /kloc-In the 4th century, historical paintings were very popular in Renaissance Italy. By the beginning of19th century, historical painting was regarded as the most orthodox and sublime painting subject by neoclassicism and academic school. After the rise of Impressionism, the orthodox position of historical painting quickly collapsed. China's historical paintings began in the Han Dynasty, and the existing murals, stone reliefs and brick reliefs of the Han tombs are displayed, especially in the Tang Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, historical paintings declined with the prosperity of ink landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting. In the 20th century, historical painting has made new progress, and Dong founding ceremony is one of them.