art nouveau

Speech parts

1. art nouveau - Noun

2. Art nouveau - Proper noun

Meaning

a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

impressionism cubism art art deco classicism Jazz Age Pre-Raphaelite aestheticism Baroque period curtain wall academic art churrigueresco gothic period late renaissance gingerbread architecture
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

old

Hypernyms

school art movement artistic movement

Examples

A convention hall, the Festhalle, was built in Art Nouveau style, 1905–07 on a rise overlooking the town park and facing the modernist Bundesamt, the regional government building. Source: Internet

A description published in Pan magazine of Hermann Obrist 's wall hanging Cyclamen (1894) described it as "sudden violent curves generated by the crack of a whip", which became well known during the early spread of Art Nouveau. Source: Internet

According to the Art Nouveau European Route, Basile and Ducrot were responsible for the idea of the complete work of art in Italy. Source: Internet

Alphonse Mucha based several of his iconic Art Nouveau works on her. Source: Internet

Also some Art Nouveau living quarters and two bigger quarters typical for communist architecture – but much renovated – can be found. Source: Internet

Art Nouveau was a luxury style, which required expert and highly-paid craftsmen and could not be easily or cheaply mass-produced. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

art movie art music art name art nouveau architecture art nouveau building art nouveau house