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neoclassicism

[nee-oh-klas-uh-siz-uhm] / ˌni oʊˈklæs əˌsɪz əm /


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This was the lofty idealism of Neoclassicism, that a building should capture the pure expression of one single grand thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

That museum’s architecture is a very strange hybrid of Neoclassicism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2021

In contrast, Neoclassical paintings did not gain much when moved back to 1600, which is understandable, because Neoclassicism is considered a revival of the Renaissance.

From Time • Jul. 31, 2015

In addition, one of my current areas of research is contemporary schools of thought, for example, Neoclassicism, Austrianism, Post Keynesianism, Marxism, Institutionalism, and Feminism.

From Forbes • Feb. 2, 2015

He stopped the car to stare thoughtfully at the little park behind the grimy monument to Neoclassicism.

From The Most Sentimental Man by Smith, Evelyn E.




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