1760s–1850s
Neoclassicism
Representative work: Portrait of a Man by Benjamin West
A movement that drew inspiration from the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Emerged as a reaction against the Rococo style, emphasizing order, clarity, and moral virtue. Key figures: Jacques-Louis David, Antonio Canova, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
80 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Neoclassicism artists.
Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography
Museum of Modern Art · New York
May 1981 – Jul 1981
1 artist from this movement
The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Sep 1976 – Nov 1976
1 artist from this movement
The Taste of a Connoisseur: The Paul J. Sachs Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Dec 1966 – Mar 1967
1 artist from this movement
American Battle Painting 1776�1918
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Sep 1944 – Nov 1944
1 artist from this movement
Romantic Painting in America
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1943 – Feb 1944
2 artists from this movement
Ancestral Sources of Modern Painting
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Aug 1941 – Sep 1941
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Neoclassicism.
Movement
- Name
- Neoclassicism
- Period
- 1760s–1850s
- Artists
- 80
- Wikidata
- Q14378
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