Neoclassicism
Greco-Roman artistic return
Neoclassicism typically refers to the artistic and intellectual movement of the mid-18th to early 19th centuries, inspired by archaeological discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum.
It shaped everything from Jefferson's Monticello to David's paintings to Pope's poetry, favoring reason, proportion, and classical ideals over ornament and emotion. (Lowercase neoclassicism is the general style or any such revival.)
Volcano-buried Roman city
- HerculaneumRoman town buried by eruption
- WinckelmannGreek art theorist
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
Pantheon · Greco-Roman · archaeological · Enlightenment · antiquarianism · Acropolis
Masculine Hebrew name
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
restraint · contour · line · stoicism · mythology · allegory · Winckelmann · marble
Vertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- domeRounded vault forming roof
façade · frieze · entablature · rotunda · colonnade · Pantheon · Capitol · proportion
Methodical arrangement or request
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
reason · clarity · restraint · idealism · universality · decorum · mimesis · antiquity
Bounding line of shape
- draftsmanshipSkill in precise drawing
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- reliefEasing of distress
plaster cast · engraving · tempera · oil painting · sculpture · bronze · pediment · column
Basis or justification
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
- LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher's surname
Montesquieu · humanism · progress · republicanism · virtue · civic duty · democracy · antiquity
Body of traditional tales
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- VirgilClassical epic poet
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
Roman Republic · Greek heroes · civic virtue · patriotism · sacrifice · duty · morality · toga
- ProkofievTwentieth-century Russian composer
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- clarityState of being understandable
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
objectivity · balance · restraint · sonata · concerto · symphony · polyphony
Laudatory verse form
- satireMockery exposing vice
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
heroic couplet · Pope · Racine · Molière · Addison · Johnson · didactic · decorum
Emotion-centered artistic movement
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- MannerismSixteenth-century artistic sophistication movement
Pompeii
Volcano-buried Roman city
- HerculaneumRoman town buried by eruption
- WinckelmannGreek art theorist
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
Parthenon · Pantheon · Greco-Roman · archaeological · Enlightenment · antiquarianism · Acropolis
David
Masculine Hebrew name
nobility · restraint · contour · line · stoicism · mythology · allegory · Winckelmann · marble
column
Vertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
dome · façade · frieze · entablature · rotunda · colonnade · Pantheon · Capitol · proportion · grandeur
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
symmetry · reason · clarity · restraint · idealism · universality · decorum · mimesis · antiquity · Greek
contour
Bounding line of shape
- draftsmanshipSkill in precise drawing
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
relief · plaster cast · engraving · tempera · oil painting · sculpture · bronze · pediment · column · portico
reason
Basis or justification
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
Montesquieu · Locke · humanism · progress · republicanism · virtue · civic duty · democracy · antiquity · Greece
mythology
Body of traditional tales
allegory · Roman Republic · Greek heroes · civic virtue · patriotism · sacrifice · duty · morality · toga · laurel
Stravinsky
- ProkofievTwentieth-century Russian composer
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- clarityState of being understandable
formalism · objectivity · balance · restraint · sonata · concerto · symphony · polyphony
ode
Laudatory verse form
comedy · heroic couplet · Pope · Racine · Molière · Addison · Johnson · didactic · decorum · wit
Romanticism
Emotion-centered artistic movement
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- Fine Artoil painting, portrait, landscape, sketch, watercolor
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- art historyart history, Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, modern art
- 18th Century MovementsEnlightenment, Rococo, deism, rationalism, empiricism
NeoclassicismRomanticism
Emotion-centered artistic movement
Baroque · Rococo · Art Nouveau · Surrealism · Abstract Expressionism
Neoclassicismemotionalism
Excessive appeal to feelings
excess · ornamentation · irrationalism · spontaneity · primitivism
NeoclassicismFuturism
Art glorifying technology and speed
avant-garde · Modernism · iconoclasm · progressivism · experimentalism