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  1. Sep 12, 2024 · Neoclassicism arose partly as a reaction against the sensuous and frivolously decorative Rococo style that had dominated European art from the 1720s on. But an even more profound stimulus was the new and more scientific interest in Classical antiquity that arose in the 18th century.

  2. Aug 14, 2022 · Neoclassicism was an art movement that sought to evoke the style of classical antiquity in writing, painting, sculpting, and architecture found in Greek and Roman culture. Neoclassicism was most popular between the late 18th century and early 19th century. But its influence still reverberates throughout the art world today.

  3. Feb 27, 2022 · Established in the mid-1700s, the Neoclassical movement is defined by an interest in classical (i.e. Roman and Ancient Greece) aesthetics, principles, and subject matter. The Neoclassical style had a major influence on painting, sculpture, architecture, and interior design. It revived an interest in symmetry and simplicity that was applied ...

  4. The art of Francesco Hayez and especially that of the Macchiaioli represented a break with the classical school, which came to an end as Italy unified (see Italian modern and contemporary art). Neoclassicism was the last Italian-born style, after the Renaissance and Baroque, to spread to all Western Art.

  5. Apr 14, 2024 · Neoclassicism was an artistic movement that emerged in the 18th century as a reaction against the excesses of Baroque and Rococo styles. It sought to revive the principles of classical art and literature from ancient Greece and Rome. Neoclassicism emphasized simplicity, order, and rationality in art and architecture.

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  7. Neoclassicism and the Enlightenment were separate but connected movements; where Neoclassicism was a response to the cultural ideas of the time, partially influenced by the age of reason, that was exhibited in fine art, decorative arts, architecture and literature, the Enlightenment describes the broad shift in philosophical ideas and understanding of the laws of nature, that happened in the Western world.