neoclassic
Ancient forms reborn
Neoclassic describes art, architecture, or literature that revives the forms and principles of ancient Greek and Roman works.
The style emphasizes symmetry, restraint, and formal balance over emotional expression: neoclassic columns on the courthouse, a neoclassic approach to sculpture.
The term applies broadly to any deliberate return to classical models, whether in 18th-century Europe or later revivals.
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- academicismAdherence to traditional standards
- historicismEra determines truth claims
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
- revivalReturn after decline
canon · treatise · patronage · salon · academy · Winckelmann · David · Wedgwood
Vertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
rotunda · colonnade · entablature · cornice · frieze · architrave · pilaster · balustrade
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
restraint · clarity · idealism · rationalism · simplicity · grandeur · nobility · decorum
Masculine Hebrew name
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
heroic · mythological · didactic · commissioned · academic · idealized · drapery · nude
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- academicismAdherence to traditional standards
- historicismEra determines truth claims
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
revival · canon · treatise · patronage · salon · academy · Winckelmann · David · Wedgwood · Adam
column
Vertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- domeRounded vault forming roof
facade · rotunda · colonnade · entablature · cornice · frieze · architrave · pilaster · balustrade · atrium
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
order · restraint · clarity · idealism · rationalism · simplicity · grandeur · nobility · decorum · elegance
David
Masculine Hebrew name
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
allegory · heroic · mythological · didactic · commissioned · academic · idealized · drapery · nude · frieze
Greece
Balkan peninsula nation
Parthenon · Pantheon · Acropolis · Greco-Roman · antiquarian · Hellenism · toga · laurel · urn · amphora
neoclassicromantic
Conducive to love
Romanticism · baroque · rococo · modernist · avant-garde
neoclassicornate
Elaborately decorated
florid · extravagant · excessive · emotional · chaotic
neoclassicnonclassical
Not following traditional forms
vernacular · indigenous · folk · outsider · naive
- neoclassical architectureBuilding style mimicking antiquity
- neoclassical artGreek-Roman inspired style
- neoclassical designArchitecture imitating antiquity
- neoclassical styleMovement mimicking antiquity's aesthetics