Look up: neoclassicism

1. neoclassicism
   [n] - classicism revived
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2. Neoclassicism
   New Expressionism was an Art style applied to 19th century Western Art. It reflected the classical art works of Greece and Rome. Paintings have well defined images, deliberate composition and utilize cool understated colours.
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3. Neoclassicism
   Term applied to particularly pure form of classicism that emerged from about 1750 following discovery of Roman ruins of Pompeii and publication 1764 of highly influential history of ancient art by German scholar Winckelmann. In Britain found in paintings by Reynolds, West and Barry and in sculpture ...
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4. neoclassicism
   noun revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
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5. Neoclassicism
   (from the article `Classicism and Neoclassicism`) in the arts, historical tradition or aesthetic attitudes based on the art of Greece and Rome in antiquity. In the context of the tradition, ... The classicism that flourished in the period 1750–1830 is often known as `Neoclassicism,` in order to distinguish it, perhaps un...
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6. neoclassicism
   neoclassicism Revival of a classical style (in art, literature, architecture, or music), but from a new perspective or with a new motivation.
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7. neoclassicism
   a 'new classicism,' as in the writings of early 18th-century writers like Addison and Pope who imitated classical Greek and Latin authors.
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8. Neoclassicism
   an eighteenth-century stylistic movement based on Greek and Roman art and architecture; the English Adam style and French Louis XVI are examples of the neoclassic style
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9. neoclassicism
   neoclassicism: see classicism.
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10. neoclassicism
    Movement in art, architecture, and design in Europe and North America about 1750–1850, characterized by a revival of classical Greek and Roman styles. Leading figures of the movement were the architects Claude-Nicolas Ledoux and Robert Adam; the painters Jacques-Louis David, Jean Ingres, and Anton Mengs; the sculptors Antonio C...
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11. NEOCLASSICISM
    - “New” classicism - a style in 19th century Western art that referred back to the classical styles of Greece and Rome. Neoclassical paintings have sharp outlines, reserved emotions, deliberate (often mathematical) composition, and cool colors.
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12. Neoclassicism
    A European style of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Its elegant, balanced works revived the order and harmony of ancient Greek and Roman art. David and Canova are examples of neoclassicists.
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13. Neoclassicism
    `Neoclassicism` is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw upon Western classical art and culture (usually that of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome). These movements were dominant in northern Europe during the...
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14. Neoclassicism
    (music) `Neoclassicism in music` was a twentieth-century trend, particularly current in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers sought to return to aesthetic precepts associated with the broadly defined concept of "classicism", namely order, balance, clarity, econo...
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