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classicism

[klas-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈklæs əˌsɪz əm /


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Greco-Roman classicism traveled east and influenced the depiction of Buddhist subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But even a mega-firm that typically builds in a futuristic style can form a partnership with a design architect who’s an expert in classicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Later in Lucerne, he took master classes with Edwin Fischer, the musician credited by Brendel with having the most enduring influence on him, and teaching him to play passionately within the bounds of classicism.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

The artist, now 89, draws from the improvisatory impulses of jazz, the power of Abstract Expressionism, the eclectic excessiveness of assemblage and the academic classicism of Renaissance painting.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Everett was showily classical, but Lincoln’s classicism purrs powerfully under the hood.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith



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