Neoclassicism emerged in the 1760s as a forceful rejection of Rococo excess. Where the previous generation had favoured pastel palettes, theatrical sentiment and decorative whimsy, a new cohort of painters turned to ancient Greece and Rome for a sterner visual language. The catalyst was twofold: the archaeological excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum,…
Works of Neoclassicism are held in 273 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Louvre, and Nationalmuseum.
Key artists
Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.
🇧🇪 Belgium
1 museum
Also in BelgiumRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (17)
🇫🇷 France
8 museums
Also in FranceLouvre (286)Musée d'Orsay (43)Museum of the History of France (42)Musée Fabre (38)Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes (35)Palace of Versailles (34)Condé Museum (16)Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris (15)
🇩🇪 Germany
4 museums
Also in GermanyGemäldegalerie Berlin (37)Alte Nationalgalerie (16)Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (15)Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (15)
🇮🇪 Ireland
1 museum
Also in IrelandNational Gallery of Ireland (16)
🇮🇹 Italy
1 museum
Also in ItalyGallerie dell'Accademia (17)
🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 museum
Also in NetherlandsMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen (17)
🇵🇱 Poland
1 museum
Also in PolandNational Museum in Warsaw (21)
🇷🇺 Russia
2 museums
Also in RussiaHermitage Museum (78)Tretyakov Gallery (17)
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
Also in SpainMuseo del Prado (39)
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
Also in SwedenNationalmuseum (204)
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1 museum
Also in SwitzerlandKunsthaus Zürich (35)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
12 museums
Also in United KingdomNational Gallery (93)Leighton House (77)National Trust (64)Royal Collection (46)Victoria and Albert Museum (45)Tate (31)National Galleries Scotland (20)Dulwich Picture Gallery (16)Royal Academy of Arts (14)Fitzwilliam Museum (13)Lady Lever Art Gallery (13)Manchester Art Gallery (13)
🇺🇸 United States
16 museums
Also in United StatesNational Gallery of Art (504)Metropolitan Museum of Art (137)Smithsonian American Art Museum (48)Yale Center for British Art (45)Detroit Institute of Arts (31)Princeton Art Museum (28)Walters Art Museum (27)New York Historical (26)Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (26)Art Institute of Chicago (24)Cincinnati Art Museum (20)Harvard Art Museums (20)Yale University Art Gallery (18)Cleveland Museum of Art (17)Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (15)Clark Art Institute (13)
223 more museums hold Neoclassicism works with smaller collections, not listed here.
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Where can I see Neoclassicism paintings?
Neoclassicism works are held in 273 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Louvre, and Nationalmuseum.How many museums have Neoclassicism artworks?
273 museums worldwide hold works by Neoclassicism artists.Which is the best museum for Neoclassicism?
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. holds the largest Neoclassicism collection with 504 works.