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baroque, baroqueness
elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
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classical style
the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony
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order
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
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rococo
fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
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High Renaissance
the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
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treatment
a manner of dealing with something artistically
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neoclassicism
revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
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classicalism, classicism
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
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Romantic Movement, Romanticism
a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
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Dorian order, Doric order
the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
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Ionian order, Ionic order
the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
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Corinthian order
the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
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Composite order
a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
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Tuscan order
a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft