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Classicism

Scope note

Includes any manifestation of the material culture of classical Greece and Rome. With reference to the period of late 18th- and 19th-century art and architecture which featured a return to classical principles, use "Neoclassical." With reference to the period of architecture and ornament of the late 18th- to early 20th-century based relatively closely on ancient classical forms, use "Classical Revival."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056513

Broader Terms used

<forms of expression>

Term used for

classicistic

Equivalent Terms used

classicizing

Created

13yrs ago

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