Johann Joachim Wincklemann is known for many important titles, but the one that points out the most is; "Wincklemann, one of the principal writers to influence the development of Neoclassicism1." In addition, Goethe; a famous German author, poet and scientist, was highly inspired in his Lessing's Laocoon by Wincklemann. Wincklemann thought the sculpture piece belonged to the classical era, but with further evaluation on the lines, facial characteristics within the sculpture it was decided to be a part of the Hellenistic period of time. Both Neoclassical and Hellenistic share the interest in classical art derived from Greece, but it is certain that the Neoclassical is trademarked for the Grand Tour and students with Greco-Roman ideals. Johann Joachim Wincklemann, the father of the discipline of Art History, inspired the birth of Neoclassicism. He did this by paving the way for a true foundation and structure in art throughout a well-structured system of classification.
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Through the mind set of Wincklemann's appreciation of neoclassicism, it states that the history of art should inform us about the origin growth, change, and fall of art, together with the various styles of peoples, periods, and artists, and should demonstrate this as far as possible by reference to the remaining works of antiquity3; in general it should have a clear structure of what time and style a piece of art, artist or art movement they individually belong to . This lead into further development of Wincklemann's interest in creating a curatorial system in which art is divided by style and national school. The Louvre Museum adopted this theory when disbursing expositions throughout the exhibitions within the museum, marking history in the nineteenth century and time-lines to
In addition another artist that was highly inspired by the neoclassical views that Wincklemann …show more content…
Through the mind set of Wincklemann's appreciation of neoclassicism, it states that the history of art should inform us about the origin growth, change, and fall of art, together with the various styles of peoples, periods, and artists, and should demonstrate this as far as possible by reference to the remaining works of antiquity3; in general it should have a clear structure of what time and style a piece of art, artist or art movement they individually belong to . This lead into further development of Wincklemann's interest in creating a curatorial system in which art is divided by style and national school. The Louvre Museum adopted this theory when disbursing expositions throughout the exhibitions within the museum, marking history in the nineteenth century and time-lines to