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artistic style

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Noun1.artistic styleartistic style - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
baroqueness, baroque - elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
classical style - the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony
order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
rococo - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
High Renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
treatment - a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"
neoclassicism - revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
classicalism, classicism - a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans"
Romantic Movement, Romanticism - a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"

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Varying in artistic style from the realistic to the highly abstract, these sculptures were prominently displayed in noble lineage houses or in village plazas.
Where Chesterton's life was marked by the bold strokes that we find in his own artistic style, from the first encounter with Evil to the eventual discovery of Thomism and complete acceptance of papal authority, Graham Greene's journey was as complex and ambiguous as his own writing.
The unique, heavily shaded and abstract-leaning artistic style makes Picturescape a truly unforgettable children's book.
 
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