Neoclassicism reached its peak in the first half of19th century. /kloc-In the 20th century, French painting gained an overwhelming position in plastic arts. With the rapid development of science, people are eager to invent and innovate, but they are constantly bored, which leads to great differences in appreciation interests, and there has been a prosperous situation in which various factions are divided and a hundred flowers blossom.

With the advent of the Great Revolution, the artistic tendency has changed from expressing women's lewdness to expressing the power of death. It is natural that the bourgeoisie pursuing harmony should learn from Rome in history. The excavation of the ancient city of Pompeii aroused people's enthusiasm for the worship of classical art; The outstanding representatives of neoclassicism are David's three masterpieces praising ancient heroes, The Oath of the Huo Jiasi Brothers, The Death of Socrates and brutus, which undoubtedly contributed to this.

Neo-classicism, first of all, follows rationalism, which holds that art must proceed from rationality and exclude artists' subjective thoughts and feelings, especially in the face of conflicts of interests between society and individuals. Individuals should restrain their feelings, obey reason and law, and advocate the perfect morality of citizens is to sacrifice themselves and do their duty for the motherland. The creation of artistic image advocates the ideal beauty of ancient Greece; Pay attention to the integrity and sculptural modeling of ancient art forms, pursue elegance, solemnity and harmony, and at the same time insist on rigorous sketch and clear outline, and try to weaken the color elements of painting.

The "newness" of "neoclassicism" lies in borrowing the themes and manifestations of ancient heroism, directly depicting major events and heroes in the real struggle, closely cooperating with the real struggle, and directly serving the bourgeoisie to seize and consolidate political power, which has a distinct realistic tendency. It is closely related to ancient art. For example, David's "The Oath of the Horace Brothers" clearly shows the solemn and majestic influence of Greek and Roman art, eulogizes civic morality, keeps pace with the French Revolution, and arouses the strong bourgeoisie.

Neo-classicism is different from the classicism prevailing in17th century, which excludes the abstract concept of absolute beauty and the artistic image of poverty and bloodless. It takes ancient beauty as a model, absorbs nutrition from real life, respects nature, pursues truth, has a preference for ancient scenery, and shows yearning and nostalgia for ancient civilization.