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Definition of Classical style
1. Noun. The artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony.
Literary usage of Classical style
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Lucian, in his dialogues, exhibits more of the classical style and of the classical
spirit than any writer oí the later age; he has also a remarkable ..."
2. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1854)
"... tlie castellated Gothic »tj-le of architecture; next, the ecclesiastic Gothic ;
then, the mixed Gothic ; next, the Grecian, or classical style; and, ..."
3. Wood Carving: Design and Workmanship by George Jack (1903)
"... an Integral Element in its Designs—The Approach of the so-called "Renaissance"
Period—Disturbed Convictions —The Revival of the classical style—The Two ..."
4. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"A few others might be mentioned, who unite the higher powers of invention with
a chaste and classical style. But these are by no means the leading and ..."
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