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Neoclassicism is a revival of the many styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period, 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.
- Marie-Guillemine Benoist
Biography. Benoist was born in Paris, the daughter of a...
- Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology,...
- Oath of The Horatii
Oath of the Horatii (French: Le Serment des Horaces) is a...
- Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss (Italian: Amore e Psiche...
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian...
- Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as...
- Russian neoclassical revival
Russian neoclassical revival was a trend in Russian culture,...
- Marie-Guillemine Benoist
As a neoclassical movement distinct from other Roman or Greco-Roman forms of neoclassicism emerging after the European Renaissance, it most often is associated with Germany and England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term is used to describe architecture and architectural sculptures which display important aspects of Baroque style, but are not of the original Baroque ...
Increasingly serious and learned admirers sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, intending to complement or even supersede the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. Gothic Revival draws upon features of medieval examples, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, and hood moulds.
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century [1] inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts.
