The Neoclassical art period followed the Baroque and Rococo art movements in the late 18th century. Neoclassicism was a return to Roman and Greek classic ideals. In this video, I cover (1) four main things that influenced and led to the Neoclassical art period and (2) the main Neoclassical art characteristics.

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0:00 - Intro to the Neoclassical art period
1:19 - A pushback on Baroque and Rococo
2:27 - The writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann
3:09 - Excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum
4:21 - Neoclassicism art characteristics
5:13 - Jacques-Louis David art
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File:Macellum of Pompeii (5027).jpg by Marco Ober (CC BY-SA 4.0) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...

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