My previous piece for The American Conservative concerned the mayhem postwar “urban renewal” wrought in Washington, D.C.’s southwest quadrant. A conspicuous feature of that mayhem is the Robert C.

'Federal' is one of America's grandest architectural styles, drawing inspiration from both ancient traditions, such as Roman and Greek construction, and later Georgian styles. While it's rare to find ...

Classicism, then: what is it? Whole books have been written about that subject, but a starting point could be to say that the aesthetic values of the past can be a guide to creativity in later times.

Introduction -- The classical style -- Haydn from 1770 to the death of Mozart -- Serious opera -- Mozart -- Haydn after the death of Mozart -- Beethoven siris_sil_22218 ...

In Paris in 1928, when classical dance was démodé, Balanchine created a ballet that prompted Diaghilev to remark at a rehearsal: “What he is doing is magnificent. It is pure classicism such as we have ...