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| − | Classicism | + | '''Classicism''', a movement in [[art]], based on antique and [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] heritage and is often times associated specifically with architecture. Influenced in part by the work of Andrea Palladio, it lasted roughly from 1600 until 1800. As a movement classicism looked back to [[the arts]] of the classic period ([[pagan]] [[Greece]] and [[Rome]]) and sought inspiration there.<ref>[http://wwar.com/masters/movements/classicism.html Art History Database]</ref> |
| − | + | Classicism is also descriptive as an association to certain beliefs spanning St. Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Jefferson.<ref>[https://fee.org/articles/the-declaration-of-independence-its-greek-to-me/ The Declaration of Independence: It's Greek to Me]</ref> | |
| + | President Trump signed an executive order with regard to making buildings in D.C. look like their classical origins.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/04/trump-federal-buildings-beautiful-classical-order Trump wants to 'Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again' with neoclassical order]</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/10/why-classical-architecture-better-serves-the-public-good-than-modernist-atrocities/ Why Classical Architecture Better Serves The Public Good Than Modernist Atrocities]</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Image:Poussin The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus..jpg]] | ||
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| + | [[Nicolas Poussin]], The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:47, July 20, 2024
Classicism, a movement in art, based on antique and Renaissance heritage and is often times associated specifically with architecture. Influenced in part by the work of Andrea Palladio, it lasted roughly from 1600 until 1800. As a movement classicism looked back to the arts of the classic period (pagan Greece and Rome) and sought inspiration there.[1]
Classicism is also descriptive as an association to certain beliefs spanning St. Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Jefferson.[2]
President Trump signed an executive order with regard to making buildings in D.C. look like their classical origins.[3][4]
Nicolas Poussin, The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus.
