Academic art

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A style of art influenced by European art academies, especially one which lacks innovation or individualism; academism. uncountable

    "After a three years’ study in Italy, where he [Benjamin West] became imbued with the traditions of Academic art, but remained curiously insensible to the real excellences, especially that of colour, of the old masters, […]"

  2. 2
    a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. wordnet

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academicismacademism

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"After a three years’ study in Italy, where he [Benjamin West] became imbued with the traditions of Academic art, but remained curiously insensible to the real excellences, especially that of colour, of the old masters, […]"

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