artistic style

/ɑrˌtɪstɪk staɪl/

Other forms: artistic styles

Definitions of artistic style

1. noun

   the style of a particular artist or school or movement
   synonyms: idiom

   types:

   baroque, baroqueness

   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

   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

   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

   Romantic Movement, Romanticism

   a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization

   Dorian order, Doric order

   the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base

   Ionian order, Ionic order

   the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls

   Corinthian order

   the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves

   Composite order

   a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order

   Tuscan order

   a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft

   type of:

   fashion, manner, modality, mode, style, way

   how something is done or how it happens