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  1. Neoclassicism is a revival of the many styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period, [7] which coincided and reflected the developments in philosophy and other areas of the Age of Enlightenment, and was initially a reaction against the excesses of the preceding Rococo style. [8]

  2. Apr 16, 2024 · Neoclassicism in the arts is an aesthetic attitude based on the art of Greece and Rome in antiquity, which invokes harmony, clarity, restraint, universality, and idealism. In the context of the tradition, Classicism refers either to the art produced in antiquity or to later art inspired by that of antiquity, while Neoclassicism always refers to ...

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    • Death of General Wolfe. Artist: Benjamin West. This painting shows the death of Major-General James Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham at the Battle of Quebec in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
    • Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss. Artist: Antonio Canova. The work draws upon the mythological story of Cupid and Psyche as told in The Golden Ass (c. 180) a Latin novel written by Lucius Apuleius.
    • Voltaire. Artist: Jean-Antoine Houdon. This bust depicts the noted French philosopher and writer, François Marie Arouet de Voltaire, whose wit and intellectual prowess dominated the Neoclassical era.
    • Oath of the Horatii. Artist: Jacques-Louis David. This image depicts the Horatii, a Roman family, central of which are its three sons, dressed for battle, who extend their right arms in a gesture of allegiance toward their father who holds up three swords.
  4. Feb 27, 2022 · Neoclassicism is an 18th-century art movement based on the ideals of art from Rome and Ancient Greece. Its interest in simplicity and harmony was partially inspired by a negative reaction to the overly frivolous aesthetic of the decorative Rococo style. The discovery of Roman archaeological cities Pompeii and Herculaneum (in 1738 and 1748 ...

  5. Dec 6, 2023 · Neoclassicism, an introduction. by Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic. Nicolas Poussin, Et in Arcadia Ego, 1637–38, oil on canvas, 87 x 120 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris, photo: Alonso de Mendoza) In opposition to the frivolous sensuality of Rococo painters like Jean-Honoré Fragonard and François Boucher, the Neoclassicists looked back to the French ...

  6. Neoclassicism is an artistic movement that emerged in the mid-18th century. It reached its peak during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This movement demonstrates a renewed interest in the classical ideals of ancient Greece and Rome, as artists sought to create works that embodied simplicity and harmony.

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