American neoclassicism

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf art movement
gptkbp:associatedWith civic virtue
republicanism
democratic_ideals
gptkbp:characterizedBy classical forms
gptkbp:culturalSignificance artistic legacy
symbol of national pride
influence on later art movements
celebration of democracy
connection to classical antiquity
expression of Enlightenment values
influence on education and civic life
inspiration for public buildings
reflection_of_American_identity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American neoclassicism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Greek_Revival_architecture
Federal architecture
sculpture
portraiture
history painting
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:European_neoclassicism
gptkbp:keyIssues harmony
proportion
domes
symmetry
clarity
elegance
pediments
use of columns
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Benjamin_Latrobe
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Charles_Bulfinch
gptkb:John_Trumbull
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_U.S._Capitol
gptkb:The_White_House
gptkb:Virginia_State_Capitol
gptkb:The_Rotunda_at_the_University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:reduces mid 19th century
gptkbp:replacedBy Romanticism
gptkbp:timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century