Neo-Classicism

19th Century European Painting: Key Styles & Movements

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Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity.

What is Neo- Classicism?

Neoclassicism is a term related to artistic and creative movements that reflect qualities of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, culture, and art. Although the classical Greeks and Romans lived thousands of years ago, they championed ideas like order, balance, and restraint that had lasting influence.

What kind of style is neoclassicism?

Neoclassical architecture is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, Greek—especially Doric (see order)—or Roman detail, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. The new taste for antique simplicity represented a general reaction to the excesses of the Rococo style.

Neoclassicism: c. 1780-1900

Paintings of Neo-Classicism:

Popular Neoclassical Artists & Famous Works are

• Jacques-Louis David – Oath of the Horatii (1784), The Death of Socrates (1787), and The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons (1789).

Popular Neoclassical Artists & Famous Works

• Angelica Kauffmann – Portrait of Winckelmann (1764), Self-portrait (1770-1775), Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso (1782). 

Popular Neoclassical Artists & Famous Works

• Antonio Canova – Theseus and the Minotaur (1781-1782), Venus Victrix (1808), The Three Graces (1814-1817).

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