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The Neoclassical style arose from first-hand observation and reproduction of antique works.
Cybele Gontar
October 1, 2003
While the interpretation of American Neoclassicism differed from one Atlantic coast city to the next, it typically drew from common sources.
Matthew Thurlow
November 1, 2009
[Pablo Picasso’s] prolific output includes over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costumes that convey myriad intellectual, political, social, and amorous messages. His creative styles transcend realism and abstraction, Cubism, Neoclassicism, Surrealism, and Expressionism.
James Voorhies
October 1, 2004
To bolster the grandiose claims of his publications, Didot hired the preeminent painter of the era, Jacques Louis David, to edit the illustrations.
Elizabeth M. Rudy
January 1, 2012
David championed a style of rigorous contours, sculpted forms, and polished surfaces; history paintings were intended as moral exemplars.
Kathryn Calley Galitz
October 1, 2004
A silversmith, merchant, entrepreneur, family man, and patriotic citizen, Revere led a full and successful life.
Beth Carver Wees
October 1, 2003
Dress of the eighteenth century is not without anachronisms and exoticisms of its own, but that singular, changing, revolutionizing century has become an icon in the history of fashion.
Oriole Cullen
October 1, 2003
The classical ideal propagated at the Academy was complemented by the influence of contemporary art in Rome and the city’s thriving artistic community.
Kathryn Calley Galitz
October 1, 2003
Cameos were, and still are, especially prized when the artist manipulated the strata of the stone in relation to the design, exploring the stone’s depths to enhance its visual impact.
James David Draper
August 1, 2008
Also executed on a domestic scale for private patrons, relief portraits and ideal subjects (drawn from history, mythology, literature, or the Bible) were considered desirable alternatives to the standard in-the-round busts or statues.
Thayer Tolles
October 1, 2006