Belonging to, or designating, the modern revival or adaptation of classical, esp. Greco-Roman, style, taste and manner of work in architecture, arts, literature, etc.
The modern design of a car to resemble a classic of the late 1920's and early 1930's.
Any revival of the ancient styles of Greece and Rome, particularly during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The shapes and ornaments of ancient architecture were applied (incorrectly) to furniture design.
characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
A musical style from the 20th century indicating the return to styles from earlier periods (e.g. romantic, baroque).
Term used for any of several revivals of interest in ancient styles, such as the Renaissance, Adam, and Empire styles.
related with the neoclassicism, literary and artistic trend of the XVIII century, which restores the classic taste.
Mid to late 18th century of architecture and decoration based on the ancient forms Greece and Rome. See Style Guide.
Emerging in the late 1750s and taking firm root in the 1770s, this style favored strong geometric forms, linearity and restrained use of Roman and Greek architectural motifs. Classical antiquity was imitated as a source of inspiration, but rarely directly copied.
The modern design of a car to resemble a classic of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
(literally, "new classicism") any style that emulates the reserved intellectual aesthetics of Greco-Roman classicism. More particularly, artworks of the eighteenth century that exhibit that period's reawakened interest in classicism.