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, a…
Works of Neoclassicism are held in 276 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Louvre, and Nationalmuseum.
Key artists
Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.
🇦🇹 Austria
1 museum
Also in AustriaFührermuseum (22)
🇧🇪 Belgium
1 museum
Also in BelgiumRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (18)
🇫🇷 France
9 museums
Also in FranceLouvre (293)Musée d'Orsay (43)Museum of the History of France (42)Musée Fabre (38)Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes (36)Palace of Versailles (34)Condé Museum (16)Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris (15)Nantes Museum of Arts (14)
🇩🇪 Germany
5 museums
Also in GermanyMunich Central Collecting Point (42)Gemäldegalerie Berlin (39)Alte Nationalgalerie (16)Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (15)Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (15)
🇮🇪 Ireland
1 museum
Also in IrelandNational Gallery of Ireland (17)
🇮🇹 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 (40)
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
Also in SwedenNationalmuseum (205)
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1 museum
Also in SwitzerlandKunsthaus Zürich (35)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10 museums
Also in United KingdomNational Gallery (93)Leighton House (77)National Trust (64)Royal Collection (47)Victoria and Albert Museum (45)Tate (31)National Galleries Scotland (20)Dulwich Picture Gallery (16)Royal Academy of Arts (14)Manchester Art Gallery (13)
🇺🇸 United States
15 museums
Also in United StatesNational Gallery of Art (505)Metropolitan Museum of Art (139)Smithsonian American Art Museum (48)Yale Center for British Art (45)Detroit Institute of Arts (33)Princeton Art Museum (28)Walters Art Museum (27)Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (26)New York Historical (26)Art Institute of Chicago (24)Harvard Art Museums (20)Cincinnati Art Museum (20)Yale University Art Gallery (18)Cleveland Museum of Art (17)Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (17)
226 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 276 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Louvre, and Nationalmuseum.How many museums have Neoclassicism artworks?
276 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 505 works.