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Introduction
Neoclassicism is the movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, which emerged in Europe
as a reaction to baroque and rococo excesses. The movement attempted to get back to the classic
elegance and glory of Ancient Greece as well as the Roman Empire. Neo-classical art remains
centred upon elegance and symmetry, which was influenced by German art historian Johann
Joachim Winckelmann who thought that art must be aimed at Greek art's ideal forms and
perfection (Strickland & Boswell, 2007). The Neoclassical Art is a serious, unemotional art that
brings the glory of ancient Greece and Rome back to its original form. Its rigidity was indeed a
response to the overwhelming Rococo and Baroque charges of emotion. In American and French
revolution, the emergence of Neoclassical Art was a general revival of an interest in classical
thought. The period of neoclassicism represented glory like Greece and grandness like Rome
from the time of 1780-1820 according to Edgar Allan Poe (Yan & Fei, 2018). This paper
analyses the movement for neoclassical art and its relevance and influence in the narratives of art
history.
Discussion
Neoclassical arts are extreme, courageous and devoid of emotion. The key characteristics
of neoclassicism art includes restraint and simplicity, realistic representations and near
congruence of simple form and noble meaning. In Western art, in particular in the sculptural arts,
decorative arts and other arts Neoclassical revolution was an important and widespread
movement. Neoclassical artists took an idealistic view of the drama. They represented the theme
of their painting with its harmony and elegance (Janson, Janson & Greenspun, 1991).
Neoclassicism art features provide a focus on Greek or Roman legend and on the history of
subjects, an emphasis on heroic man's nude, rather impressive lighting and a somewhat elegant

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style with rough edges and vibrant primary colours in painting and beautifully crafted in polished
sculpture marble.
Jacques-Louis David, one of the renowned artist of neo classicism era The later era of
Neoclassicism based on France emphasized the firm line and austere classical contexts
illuminated by artificial light, as well as simplified elements that conveyed moral power. Jacque-
Louis David's Oath of the Horatii (1784) shown in 1785 at the Paris Salon illustrates the new
course in painting of Neoclassical art and made him the movement leaders. The artist finished
the painting in Rome while he was in collaboration with Meng, and then visited the remains of
Herculaneum, another experience which he connected with the surgical removal of cataracts
(Boime, 1988). Towards understanding the contribution of the artists and his painting in the
chapters of art history, the research studies revealed that, while the painting was subsequently
associated with the French revolutionary movement later on, Oather of The Horatiis (1784)
appealed for the King Louis XVI whose government commissioned the painting, focusing
majorly over loyalty. “ Oath of the Harahi” by Jacques-Louis David illustrated and marked the
death of Rocco as well as the birth of the neoclassical art which contributed to the education and
the knowledge of the public. David highlighted the disparity between old and modern by
comparing the straight static outlines of men against women's fluid flexible forms (Johnson,
1993). The painting marked a new age of stoicism, just as the French revolution confronted
decadent royals.