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BEAUX ARTS [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
  • Plastic Arts (General)
DEF

Characterized by formalism, the reapplication of historic forms and details, and a tendency toward monumental conception.

CONT

A beaux arts design

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
  • Arts plastiques (Généralités)
DEF

Qui est strictement conforme aux règles et aux conventions d'un style, sans recherche ni originalité.

DEF

Conforme aux normes établies par l'Académie.

CONT

L'école du Schluthfeld centenaire [...] Une école à l'architecture académique et fonctionnelle avec pierres de taille et tuiles vernissées.

OBS

L'adjectif [académique] a pris une acception péjorative : il connote un manque d'inspiration, un excès dans l'emphase ou le conventionnel.

Spanish

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