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The main objective of neoclassicism is to revive the lost spirit and artistic austerity of the classic art and literature. During 18th to 20th Centuries this type of neoclassicism art was matured into the hands of a particular class of artists who tried their best capture the past days which are gone. In actuality, they tried to bring back the elegance of classic art through their paintings which bore the classic touch. In European countries, you will see that there was some protest which was raised by the Neoclassicists against Baroque and Rococo genres.
At the same time you will also see the revival of the Romanesque and Renaissance classic art and literature to boost up the Neoclassicism art. Both in the infrastructural aesthete and visual display of images, Neoclassicists have proved their excellence to have the snapshots of the previous Classicism for the enrichment of the artistic beauty. If the romanticism means the renaissance of wonder, the true object of the Neoclassicism art is to renew the new objects into the furnace of the Renaissance art and Greek painting which have showcased the revival of the classic art and literature in more unique way.
To be frank, the Neoclassical art was much palpable at the time of American and French Revolutions. In later part of 19th century or in the earlier part of 20th century, though Romanticism and Gothic art took the possession, the importance of the Neoclassicism didn't get dried up. In the middle part of 19th century there are a number of European cities which have the historical records and evidence of Neoclassical art and at the same time American architecture has also experienced the Neoclassicism.
There are a number of historical buildings and monuments like the Lincoln Memorial and the National Gallery in Washington D.C. which bear the Neoclassical art. If you research extensively, you will surely find that Picasso who was an expressionist artist also emulated the Neoclassicism theory and ideology in his abstract painting. Besides, there are few modern artists who have used this type of style sometimes in their paintings.
There is also the usage of the Neoclassicism philosophy in Art Deco style. In the very beginning, this Neoclassicism art was combined with other forms of European architecture and it earned much recognition and fame in the world of art. This Neoclassicism art was over refined and renewed after keeping in touch with Roman architectural style or artistic genre, especially after the effective excavation of Pompeii.
