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Neoclassicism

Neoclassicism grew to encompass all of the arts, including painting, sculpture, the decorative arts, theatre, literature,
music, and architecture. The style can generally be identified by its use of straight lines, minimal use of color,
simplicity of form and, of course, its adherence to classical values and techniques.

In music, the period saw the rise of classical music and in painting, the works of Jaques-Louis David became
synonymous with the classical revival. However, Neoclassicism was felt most strongly in architecture, sculpture,
and the decorative arts, where classical models in the same medium were fairly numerous and accessible. Sculpture
in particular had a great wealth of ancient models from which to learn, however, most were Roman copies of Greek
originals.

Romantic Period

Romanticism, attitude or intellectual orientation that characterized many works of literature, painting, music,
architecture, criticism, and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th
century. Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order, calm, harmony, balance, idealization,
and rationality that typified Classicism in general and late 18th-century Neoclassicism in particular. It was also to
some extent a reaction against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in
general. Romanticism emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the
spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental .
Baroque started around 1600 in Rome, Italy,

The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep colour, grandeur and surprise
to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread
rapidly to France, northern Italy, Spain and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany and
Russia. By the 1730s, it had evolved into an even more flamboyant style, called rocaille or
Rococo, which appeared in France and Central Europe until the mid to late 18th century. The
Baroque style is characterized by exaggerated motion and clear detail used to produce drama,
exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music.

ROCOCO

In 18th century Europe, the Rococo style became prevalent in interior design, painting, sculpture, and the
decorative arts. A reaction to the rigidity of Baroque style, the frivolous and playful Rococo first
manifested itself with interior design and decorative work. In French, the word salon simply means living
room or parlor, and Rococo salons refer to central rooms that are designed in the Rococo style. In
addition, the notion of the ‘salon’ is an Enlightenment era ideal that transformed the living room into the
central space for aristocracy to entertain guests and engage in intellectual conversation. The idea that
one’s architectural surroundings should encourage a way of life, or reflect one’s values, was the
philosophy of the time.Rococo interior reached its height in the total art work of the salon. Rococo salons
are characterized by their elaborate detail, intricate patterns, serpentine design work, asymmetry, and a
predisposition to lighter, pastel, and gold-based color palettes.