Visual Arts · Art History: Renaissance to Nineteenth Century
A topic within Art History: Renaissance to Nineteenth Century, itself one of 14 topics in that field and part of Visual Arts.
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Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Argues Greek art reached ideal beauty because of Greek political freedom and climate, and holds up its "noble simplicity and calm grandeur" as the standard modern artists should imitate — the claim that launched Neoclassicism.
about 3 hours to readlink checked 17 Sept 2026Joshua Reynolds
Argues history painting in the Grand Manner, built on disciplined study of antique and Renaissance models, is superior to mere imitation of nature — the founding theoretical statement of English Neoclassicism.
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