classicism

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Greco-Roman classicism traveled east and influenced the depiction of Buddhist subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But even a mega-firm that typically builds in a futuristic style can form a partnership with a design architect who’s an expert in classicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

"It was not elaborate like Victorian Gothic design that preceded it, and came with a classicism and simplicity that has survived the test of time," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

But the woman in her sculpture, made early in her tenure working in the busy studio of Auguste Rodin, leaves classicism far behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

More nuanced and more revealing is Wills’s other remark—that “Everett’s classicism was as much the forerunner of Lincoln’s talk as its foil or contrast.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith