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| Note created | Feb 13, 2026 |
A movement that emerged in Rome and Paris in the mid-18th century, reviving the ideals of classical Greek and Roman art—order, symmetry, clarity, and moral virtue. Key figures include Jacques-Louis David, Antonio Canova, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. It arose as a reaction against the perceived frivolity of the Rococo, fueled by Enlightenment rationalism and the archaeological rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and was later succeeded by Romanticism.