The use of classical themes, symmetry, simplicity, and clarity in art and architecture are elements of Neo-Classicism.
what came before neo classicism
the neo-classicism
it started in 1660 and ended in 1800
Gordon Pocock has written: 'Boileau and the nature of neo-classicism' 'Boileau and the nature of neo-classicism' -- subject(s): French Authors, Neoclassicism (Literature), Biography, Criticism and interpretation
Neo-classicism.
Romansque, grotesque, neo-classicism, gothic.
Henry Hawley has written: 'Neo-classicism, style and motif'
I can only think of two: Neo-Classicism and Romanticism.
They found contemporary painting (neo-classicism) dry and devoid of feeling. So they emphasized feeling instead.
Jeffersonian architecture is an American form of Neo-Classicism and/or Neo-Palladianism embodied in the architectural designs of U.S. President and polymath Thomas Jefferson, after whom it is named.
It is Neo, the messianic character played by Keanu Reeves in all three "Matrix" movies.