Classicism (on lats. Classicus-model), artistic style of European art 18th century. , one of the most important features which appeal to anticnomu art, as the supreme model and reliance on the tradition of high Renaissance. Arts classicism reflect ideas device harmonious society, but much of their sex, compared with the culture of the Renaissance. Conflicts individual and society, the ideal and reality, a sense of reason and illustrate the complexity of the arts classicism. Artistic forms of classicism show strong organization, poise, clarity and harmony images.

An architectural masterpiece, soediniwshim Classicism and Baroque in a solemn style, was ensemble palace at Versailles, the residence of the French kings (second half of the 17th century.) .
The painting central acquired logical deployment story, a clear balanced composition, clear transfer volume, by svetoteni Subordination of color, the use of local color (N. Pussen, Lorraine K.). Clear razgranicennosti plans peyzajah identified with the assistance of colors : the fore necessarily had to be brown, Medium green, and deep-blue.

In the second half of the 18th century. Paintings appeal to the republican ideals of antiquity, to the images of brave fighters against tyranny (J. David L.). Four times classicism sglajennostew different forms spokoinostew pos, even move does not violate the exclusion forms (E Falcone, F Gudon). Late Classicism, also called the church, is taking on the characteristics of paranosti and splendor, reflected in the architecture and the graphic arts first third of the 19th century (see Empire). Russian classics in the second half of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. represents a new, unprecedented scale, national players and ideological fulfilment flowering of the culture of architectural ensembles and installations B. manager, M. Kazakova, J. Kwarengi, A. Zakharov, K. Rossi, A. Voronihina, sculptures M. Kozlowski, F. Shchedrina, I. Martos, A picture of killing, A Ivanov, etc. Since the end of the 19th century for Russian art is increasingly becoming somewhat, merely academic shematizm, which are fighting the romanticism and realism replaced klassizizmu.

Stylistic direction in the European art, a key feature of which was contacting anticnomu skill as a model and building on the tradition the High Renaissance. In the fine arts and architecture became common aesthetic principles of the use of forms and samples of ancient art for contemporary expression of the public aesthetic views attached to the uplifting themes and genres, to the logic and clarity of images, an ideal of a harmonious human person. Prerequisites of classicism evident in the second half of the 16th century, in the era of the late Renaissance in Italy in the works of architect and theorist A. Palladian and teoriticakih essays architect Vignola, C. Thomas, etc. All these authors sought to bring artistic heritage of antiquity and the high Renaissance in a strict system. And the art series of rules and regulations ancient aesthetics.

How consistent pattern emerging classics in the first half of 17th century in France. It describes an idea of civic duty, subordination of the individual to society, the triumph of sound patterns. At that time widely used themes, images and motivation ancient and Renaissance art. Klassitsista sought clarity sculpture forms of plastic finished drawing for clarity and balance of composition. In order to classicism inherent attraction to romanticize moment, isolation from images of the day, for the establishment of standards and canons, regulatory artistic creativity. The largest piece was classical painter and theoretician N. Pussen. For architecture French classicism 17th century has been characterized by consistency and balance compositions, clarity straight lines geometric accuracy and the severity of proportions.