It is a small group of families who want to pass the painting tradition on to their children.

Rather for the most part the artists work within the established traditions of painting.

There has been a long tradition of erotic painting in the East.

The Chinese painting tradition is a form based on the principle of escape.

The painting tradition started in 1954 when a fraternity decorated the rock.

Additionally, there has been a long tradition of erotic painting in Eastern cultures.

Nihonga was not simply a continuation of older painting traditions.

There were several interconnected traditions of painting in ancient Greece.

Both shows suggest that the tradition of beautiful but facetious painting is unusually strong in Germany.

This exhibition surveys how elite painting traditions developed for a new audience and under Western influences from 1850 to 1980.