Neoclassicism

Hilaire Le Dru French, 1769-1840 Indigence and Honor 1804 Oil on canvas 212 × 280 cm (83 1/2 × 110 1/4 in.) The Horvitz Collection, Wilmington Obj: 273753
What French Neoclassical Art Tells Us About Artistic Radicalism

This past February, the Art Institute of Chicago became the recipient of a transformational gift, approximately 2,250 works of French art spanning the 16th through 19th centuries,…

The Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
A Brief History of the Trevi Fountain
Rome’s Trevi Fountain is the city’s largest Baroque fountain and a symbol of the revival of Ancient Roman technology and aesthetics. Connected to the city’s awe-inspiring ancient waterways, the…