Classicism

/ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm/ noun

Definition

A style of art, literature, and architecture that values order, balance, and the ideals of ancient Greece and Rome.

Etymology

From 'classic' (from Latin 'classicus,' meaning of the highest class) plus '-ism' (doctrine or system), first used widely in the 18th century to describe this artistic movement.

Kelly Says

Ancient Greeks and Romans thought they had figured out the 'perfect' way to make art—with symmetry, restraint, and mathematical proportions—and classicists still copy these rules today, thousands of years later.

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