Neoclassicism and the Grand Tour
This month in my column in Homes & Antiques I follow up from last month's look into the Rococo style, and move on to the next: Neoclassicism.
The emergence of this style happened fast and it became a huge hit, and it is very interesting to look into what sparked it, and why, and exactly what historical, or in other words, classical styles it was inspired by... and as always, it's not all straightforward and full of surprising facts.
You'll find young travellers who took a gap year, called a "Grand Tour' at the time; 19th Century northern European gentlemen choosing Roman copies of Greek art according to their personal taste and calling them with absolute certainty "historical", ambitious people reading Plato and Aristotle to educate themselves so that they can find a suitable partner and move up a social class or two, and of course all of this resulted in lots and lots of beautiful porcelain.
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It's the season for gifts...
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Where to find things
There are lots of neoclassical items in my collection... too many to filter them for you. But see if you can find them... you can find all my available stock here. If you always want to see the latest additions, follow me on Instagram... I post pictures and a story regularly.
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Happy weekend, and look around you to see the neoclassical influences on today's decorative arts! 🏺🏛🏺
This week's new treasures:
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