Classicism
noun
A cultural movement that promotes the art, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
During the Renaissance period, there was a return to classicism in architecture and arts.
Often appears as...
- renaissance classicism
- neo-classicism
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Academic
noun
Adherence to traditional methods and styles.
In spite of the modern designs, the architect's classicism was evident in her building plans.
noun
Appreciation or imitation of classic works or forms.
His classicism was apparent in his love for Shakespeare's plays.
Often appears as...
- literary classicism
- musical classicism
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Literary
noun
A cultural movement that promotes the art, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
During the Renaissance period, there was a return to classicism in architecture and arts.
Often appears as...
- renaissance classicism
- neo-classicism
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Adherence to traditional methods and styles.
In spite of the modern designs, the architect's classicism was evident in her building plans.
noun
Appreciation or imitation of classic works or forms.
His classicism was apparent in his love for Shakespeare's plays.
Often appears as...
- literary classicism
- musical classicism
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Ancient Influence
Classicism often refers to qualities valued in Ancient Greek and Roman society.
Her paintings reflect classicism with influences from Roman mythology.
Pro Tip 2/3Renaissance Connection
Classicism reemerged during the Renaissance, sparking appreciation for antiquity.
The sculpture's pose is inspired by classicism, reminiscent of Michelangelo's works.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Movement
Remember classicism isn't just a style; it's a movement encompassing several art forms.
The city's classicism was evident in its public buildings, statues, and fountains.
Pro Tip 1/3Ancient Influence
Classicism often refers to qualities valued in Ancient Greek and Roman society.
Her paintings reflect classicism with influences from Roman mythology.
Pro Tip 2/3Renaissance Connection
Classicism reemerged during the Renaissance, sparking appreciation for antiquity.
The sculpture's pose is inspired by classicism, reminiscent of Michelangelo's works.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Movement
Remember classicism isn't just a style; it's a movement encompassing several art forms.
The city's classicism was evident in its public buildings, statues, and fountains.
Pro Tip 1/3Ancient Influence
Classicism often refers to qualities valued in Ancient Greek and Roman society.
Her paintings reflect classicism with influences from Roman mythology.
Pro Tip 2/3Renaissance Connection
Classicism reemerged during the Renaissance, sparking appreciation for antiquity.
The sculpture's pose is inspired by classicism, reminiscent of Michelangelo's works.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Movement
Remember classicism isn't just a style; it's a movement encompassing several art forms.
The city's classicism was evident in its public buildings, statues, and fountains.
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not directly quoting. And I think we really needed to regain a sense of order, find our coordinate, a sense of home. And like after World War I, a lot of European artists went back into classicism,
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How Film Captures the...
not directly quoting. And I think we really needed to regain a sense of order, find our coordinate, a sense of home. And like after World War I, a lot of European artists went back into classicism,
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Justin Peck
American Dancer
I like graceful and elegant partnering that gives an illusion of ease instead of emphasizing difficulty. I don't want to make something 'contemporary' or 'trendy,' because ballet doesn't progress on one track: it can branch out in many directions, and as Balanchine showed, there's always room for pure classicism and more subtle alterations of it.
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Peter Sarsgaard
American Actor
You want to do something, you want to have the bravery to do something original. And there will always be people who are like, the classicists who are like, 'No, but it's got to have this.' In life, there are people like that attached to every single thing that there is. These are the same people that are like, still playing vinyl.
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David Chipperfield
British Architect
It's unfortunate that a certain type of stripped-down classicism became the in-house architectural language for 20th-century fascism. Can an architectural language recover from such an association? Yes, I think it can, because in the end what you're talking about is a column and beam.
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Leon Krier
Luxembourger Architect
If a dictator takes up my ideas, the resulting town will survive the political system that commissioned it and stand as a social good. Besides, modernism rather than classicism has dominated the architecture of totalitarian regimes of both the left and right.
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Steve Erickson
American Novelist
Redford always has been a cool presence both before and behind the camera. His best movie as a filmmaker, 1994's 'Quiz Show,' exhibits a classicism verging on self-repression, and the social indignation in many of his films engages more than moves you.
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Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
Many scholars are not used to perceiving natural knowledge expressed in mythological language. If the study of fossils was not mentioned by Aristotle or Thucydides, and it wasn't, then it just didn't exist for many classicists and ancient historians.
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John Hillcoat
Australian Director
There are so many tricks and so much eye candy in cinema. What I love about the classicism of genre is that there's a discipline. I think it's a healthy thing to resist all that candy.
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Anton Rubinstein
Russian Musician
Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a reactionary.
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
After my time in Holland, an inner battle ensued in which I tried to free myself from the influence of Schinkelesque classicism.
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Mary Beard
I'm actually in a tradition of classicists with a big public face who like sounding off.
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Justin Peck
American Dancer
I like graceful and elegant partnering that gives an illusion of ease instead of emphasizing difficulty. I don't want to make something 'contemporary' or 'trendy,' because ballet doesn't progress on one track: it can branch out in many directions, and as Balanchine showed, there's always room for pure classicism and more subtle alterations of it.
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Peter Sarsgaard
American Actor
You want to do something, you want to have the bravery to do something original. And there will always be people who are like, the classicists who are like, 'No, but it's got to have this.' In life, there are people like that attached to every single thing that there is. These are the same people that are like, still playing vinyl.
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David Chipperfield
British Architect
It's unfortunate that a certain type of stripped-down classicism became the in-house architectural language for 20th-century fascism. Can an architectural language recover from such an association? Yes, I think it can, because in the end what you're talking about is a column and beam.
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Leon Krier
Luxembourger Architect
If a dictator takes up my ideas, the resulting town will survive the political system that commissioned it and stand as a social good. Besides, modernism rather than classicism has dominated the architecture of totalitarian regimes of both the left and right.
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Steve Erickson
American Novelist
Redford always has been a cool presence both before and behind the camera. His best movie as a filmmaker, 1994's 'Quiz Show,' exhibits a classicism verging on self-repression, and the social indignation in many of his films engages more than moves you.
Quote examples
Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
Many scholars are not used to perceiving natural knowledge expressed in mythological language. If the study of fossils was not mentioned by Aristotle or Thucydides, and it wasn't, then it just didn't exist for many classicists and ancient historians.
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John Hillcoat
Australian Director
There are so many tricks and so much eye candy in cinema. What I love about the classicism of genre is that there's a discipline. I think it's a healthy thing to resist all that candy.
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Anton Rubinstein
Russian Musician
Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a reactionary.
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
After my time in Holland, an inner battle ensued in which I tried to free myself from the influence of Schinkelesque classicism.
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Mary Beard
I'm actually in a tradition of classicists with a big public face who like sounding off.
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