what is neo classicism? Explain with examples.
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Neoclassicism is the 18th and 19th century movement that developed in Europe as a reaction to the excesses of Baroque and Rococo. The movement sought to return to the classical beauty and magnificence of the Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. Neoclassical art is based on simplicity and symmetry and takes its inspiration from the German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann who believed that art should aim at the ideal forms and beauty of Greek art. As he wrote:
“The one way for us to become great, perhaps inimitable, is by imitating the ancients.”
Examples of neo classicism
Examples of Neoclassical work include the paintings Virgil Reading to Augustus (1812), and Oedipus and the Sphinx (1864).
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