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Neoclassical

Scope note

Use for architecture and art of the late 18th and the 19th centuries that follow principles of classicism. For late 18th- to early 20th-century architecture and ornament based relatively closely on ancient classical forms, use "Classical Revival."

This term has 454 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
School / style
Period

Getty AAT term number

300021477

Equivalent Terms used

Neoclassicism

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Vase with figures and animals

Maker(s)

Production: Neale & Co. (Probably)
Production: Wilson, Robert (d. 1801) (Possibly)

Ceres

Maker(s)

Production: Neale & Co. (Probably)
Production: Wilson, Robert (Probably)

Centrepiece

Maker(s)

Factory: Leeds Pottery (Probably)
Factory: uncertain (Possibly)

Ring

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Dessert dish

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood

Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified

Grecian Sphinx

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood
Designer: Adam, Robert (After)

Ring

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Vase

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood & Bentley

The Dying Gaul

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Perseus and Andromeda

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Zoffoli, Giovanni (Uncertain)
Sculptor: Zoffoli, Giacomo (Uncertain)

Vase

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood & Bentley

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