neoclassicism / neo-classicism in art
art movement from the 1700s, inspired by the archeological finding of pompeii and german scholar winkleman's 1764 publication. it was created to contrast to the gaudy rococo and baroque styles (& potentially romanticism). key features: focus on simplicity, symmetry, mathematics, and stories to learn sources: tate ; britannica ; theartstory ; wikipedia
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top: 'psyche revived by cupid's kiss' by antonio canova in 1787 / above, left to right: 'ariadne abandoned' by angelica kauffmann; before 1782 -- 'portrait of empress joséphine' by pierre-paul prud'hon; 1805 -- 'academic study of a male torso' by jean-auguste-dominique ingres; 1801 // (photo cred: wikipedia) other | artmovement
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