Néo-Grec (modern French style)
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European > <European styles and periods> > <modern European styles and movements> > <modern European regional styles and movements> > <modern French styles and movements>
Descripción
Refers to the French style in architecture and decorative arts during the Second Empire from 1852 to 1871 and characterized by polychromy and decorative motifs such as griffins, masks, lotus buds, and the Greek fret pattern. An eclectic form of Neoclassicism, it was inspired by Greece, Rome, Egypt, and archaeological discoveries in Pompeii as well as the Adam and Louis XVI styles.
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Otros términos
- Néo-grèc [nl]
- Nuevo grutesco [es]
- Néo-Grecque [en]