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N 6415 .B3 C3 1994 Baroque : the culture of excess / | N 6415 .B3 C37 2009 Baroque art / | N 6425 .N4 H6 1968 Neo-classicism. | N 6425 .N4 I79 1997 Neoclassicism / | N 6425 .N4 K46 1999 Neoclassical / | N 6447 .A42 2013 Ai Weiwei, Romuald Karmakar, Santu Mofokeng, Dayanita Singh German Pavillon 2013, 55th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia ; [on the occasion of the German contribution in the French Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, June 1 - November 24, 2013] | N 6447 .H86 1992 Modern art : painting, sculpture, architecture / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Neoclassicism was the favourite style of Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson, and made Josiah Wedgwood's fortune. The period of Neoclassicism in the visual arts -- from 1750 to 1830 -- was an age of Classical revival, when the civilization of ancient Greece and Rome was held as a Golden Age of art to be studied and emulated. The Neoclassicists went directly to antiquity itself at a time when archaeologists were making fresh discoveries and unearthing a Classical treasure trove. Enthusiasm was such that Neoclassicism became the most pervasive style in the history of European art, deployed in the design of houses, churches, museums, banks, shops and items of daily use ranging from teapots to textiles. This book is the first study of Neoclassicism to embrace all manifestations of the style, not only the movement's broad territorial scope, but also its versatility in every branch of art, from the fine to the utilitarian. David Irwin's lively text provides unique insight into the richness and variety of this most fertile style.
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