Beaux-Arts Movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf art movement
gptkbp:associatedWith symmetry
classical elements
academic training
formal design principles
gptkbp:availableIn early 20th century
gptkbp:characterizedBy grandiosity
ornate details
gptkbp:criticism seen as elitist
perceived as overly ornate
rejection by modernist movements
gptkbp:developedBy 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beaux-Arts Movement
gptkbp:influenced urban planning
cultural institutions
public buildings design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkb:Renaissance_architecture
gptkbp:isReflectedIn postmodern architecture
gptkbp:keyIssues integration of art and architecture
emphasis on craftsmanship
use of classical motifs
use of decorative arts
use of monumental scale
use of sculpture and reliefs
use of symmetry and proportion
gptkbp:legacy influences contemporary architecture
influences design education
influences public art
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
gptkb:Richard_Morris_Hunt
gptkb:Charles_Garnier
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Paris_Exposition_Universelle
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Boston_Public_Library
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_New_York_Public_Library
gptkb:Palais_Garnier
gptkb:Union_Station_(Washington,_D.C.)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:promoted gptkb:École_des_Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:relatedTo Eclecticism
City Beautiful movement