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A reaction against the frivolity of the Rococo
Reflects the Enlightenment’s gospel of reason, logic & orderliness
Subjects are serious, deriving from ancient history & used to inspire civic virtue
Brushwork smooth, backgrounds include Roman arches
Archaeology mania swept Europe as Pompeii was uncovered & influenced buildings
Emphasis on intuition, emotion and imagination: “Feeling is all!”
Inspired by the medieval eraSubjects include heroic struggle, the
macabre, landscapes, wild animalsCult of nature worship & the heroic
individualGothic revival in architecture