In sculpture, the technique of building up a form by an additive process of shaping and enlarging with a material such as clay. A theme or image in a work of art. Motifs are often repeated. Describing art in which the subject is rendered as closely as possible to the way it is seen by the human eye. The revival of Greek and Roman art, literature, and culture during the late 18th and the 19th centuries.
Neoclassical subjects are generally high-minded, drawn from ancient history and mythology.
Neoclassical compositions are characteristically balanced and controlled. Hunting and gathering societies are often nomadic, moving with the cycles of nature and the animals they rely upon for food and other products. In ancient cultures, an oracle was consulted before making important decisions. An artistic or decorative design that involves regular repetition of shapes, lines, or colors. The imagined position of the viewer within a work of art.