neoclassicists
Ancient style revivers
Neoclassicists are artists, writers, architects, or thinkers who embrace neoclassicism—a revival of classical Greek and Roman aesthetics emphasizing order, symmetry, and restraint.
The term applies to 18th-century figures like the painter Jacques-Louis David, but also to later advocates of classical principles in any era: The neoclassicists rejected Baroque excess in favor of clean lines and noble subjects.
Balkan peninsula nation
- RomeItaly's capital city
- ancientVery old indeed
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
Aristotle · Homer · Parthenon · Acropolis · forum · senate · republic · democracy
Masculine Hebrew name
- WestLiberal democratic sphere
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
allegory · portraiture · sculptors · painters · draftsmen · engravers · salon · atelier
Aesthetic excellence
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
idealism · purity · refinement · taste · balance · sublime · composition · decorum
Return after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- academicismAdherence to traditional standards
Romanticism · tradition · imitation · emulation · influence · legacy · canon · manifesto
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
regularity · precision · formality · clarity · rationalism · discipline · structure · unity
Greece
Balkan peninsula nation
Plato · Aristotle · Homer · Parthenon · Acropolis · forum · senate · republic · democracy · tragedy
David
Masculine Hebrew name
- WestLiberal democratic sphere
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
commissions · allegory · portraiture · sculptors · painters · draftsmen · engravers · salon · atelier
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- proportionComparative relation of parts
grace · idealism · purity · refinement · taste · balance · sublime · composition · decorum · restraint
revival
Return after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
academicism · Romanticism · tradition · imitation · emulation · influence · legacy · canon · manifesto
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
order · regularity · precision · formality · clarity · rationalism · discipline · structure · unity · coherence
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
neoclassicistsromantics
Idealists about love
romanticists · modernists · avant-gardists · expressionists · surrealists
neoclassicistsiconoclasts
Attackers of cherished beliefs
avant-gardists · modernists · futurists · revolutionaries · experimentalists