Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 5 Paul Revere Questions: |
Neoclassical Style
Neoclassicism was a popular style based on the revival of the art and ideas of ancient Greece and Rome. The revival began when excavations of ancient Roman cities in the mid-18th century inspired widespread interest in the CLASSICAL world. MOTIFS from Greek and Roman art became common in European art and eventually in European-American art as well. Through classical images, the newly formed American republic associated itself with the ideals of the Roman republican government.
Revere adapted this popular fluted
design from English neoclassical silver. The flutes resemble
the columns of ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
Classical influence is also visible in the cream pot, which
resembles an inverted Roman helmet with a visor. In
addition, the sugar container looks like a Greek urn, a type
of vase with a base.
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