Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture

Second Edition

Allison Lee Palmer

Neoclassicism refers to the revival of classical art and architecture beginning in Europe in the 1750s until around 1830, with late neoclassicism lingering through the 1870s. It is a highly complex movement that brought together seemingly disparate issues into a new and culturally rich era, one that was unified under a broad interest in classical antiquity. The movement was born in Italy and France and spread across Europe to Russia and the United States. It was motivated by a desire to use ideas from antiquity to help address modern social, economic, and political issues in Europe, and neoclassicism came to be viewed as a style and philosophy that offered a sense of purpose and dignity to art, following the new “enlightened” thinking.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries cover late Baroque and Rococo tendencies found in the early 18th century, and span the century to include artists who moved from neoclassicism to early romanticism. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about neoclassical art and architecture.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 384 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-5381-3358-3 • Hardback • May 2020 • $95.00 • (£65.00)

978-1-5381-3359-0 • eBook • May 2020 • $90.00 • (£60.00) (coming soon)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

Subjects: Art / History / General, Reference / Dictionaries

Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture

Second Edition

Hardback

Summary

Neoclassicism refers to the revival of classical art and architecture beginning in Europe in the 1750s until around 1830, with late neoclassicism lingering through the 1870s. It is a highly complex movement that brought together seemingly disparate issues into a new and culturally rich era, one that was unified under a broad interest in classical antiquity. The movement was born in Italy and France and spread across Europe to Russia and the United States. It was motivated by a desire to use ideas from antiquity to help address modern social, economic, and political issues in Europe, and neoclassicism came to be viewed as a style and philosophy that offered a sense of purpose and dignity to art, following the new “enlightened” thinking.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries cover late Baroque and Rococo tendencies found in the early 18th century, and span the century to include artists who moved from neoclassicism to early romanticism. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about neoclassical art and architecture.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 384 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-5381-3358-3 • Hardback • May 2020 • $95.00 • (£65.00)

978-1-5381-3359-0 • eBook • May 2020 • $90.00 • (£60.00) (coming soon)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

Subjects: Art / History / General, Reference / Dictionaries

Author

Allison Lee Palmer is an Associate Professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art History at the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on Italian art and architecture from the late Middle Ages onward.

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff

Preface

Chronology

Introduction

THE DICTIONARY

Bibliography

About the Author

Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture

Second Edition

Allison Lee Palmer

Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture

Second Edition

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