Neoclassicism

Neoclassicism

1. The return of the classic art. Reaction against the Baroque The Illustration was the important movement of the time Art influenced United States Reasoning and intelectual capacity are primordial

2. ARCHITECTURE

   • Simplicity in the order of elements Symmetrical shapes A lot of columns were used Roofs in the form of a dome Absence of decoration Architectural elements taken from the Greeks Coherence in style

3. PAINTING

   • Lines created with precisión: the draw should show perfection Political and historical events Patriotism was a very common theme

4. SCULPTURE

   • Use of the white marble Purity and perfection Serious countenances Itdoes no show any feeling Sacrifice of emotion Static poses The funeral statues were developed

5. IDEAS

   • Denis Diderot, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and many others created the Encyclopedia, or “L’Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire

6. IDEAS

   • the scientific method and the essay genre