1. Neoclassism
• A revival of NEOCLASSISM ART MOVEMENT:classical
aesthetics and forms, especially:
• A revival in literature in the late 17th and 18th centuries,
characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form,
and restraint.
• A revival in the 18th and 19th centuries in architecture and art,
especially in the decorative arts, characterized by order,
symmetry, and simplicity of style.
• A movement in music lasting roughly from 1915 to 1940 that
aimed to avoid subjective emotionalism and to return to the style
of the pre-Romantic composers.
• Neoclassicism embodied a desire to return to the perceived “purity” of the arts of
Rome.

2. Neoclassical paintings
• Neoclassicism was a widespread and influential movement in
painting and
• the other visual arts that began in the 1760s, reached its height
in the
• 1780s and '90s, and lasted until the 1840s and '50s
• Paintings depicted a reaction against rococo style that
dominated European art.
• Paintings showed an emphasis on simple linear designs in
depiction of classical themes.
• Painters gave great importance to depicting the costumes,
settings and details of subject matter.
• Paintings were colorful and interesting.

3. Neoclassical architecture
• Neoclassical, or "new" classical, architecture describes buildings that
are inspired by the classical architecture of ancient Greece and Rome.
• A Neoclassical building is likely to have some (but not necessarily all) of
these features:
• Symmetrical shape.
• Tall columns that rise the full height of the building.
• Triangular pediment.
• Domed roof.
• Contained several different styles of architecture not just one.
• Tends to emphasize on planner qualities rather than sculpture
volumes.
• Use of shapes,lack of symmetry.