Which neoclassical theorist wrote 'Essai sur l'architecture' and advocated the primitive hut?
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Marc-Antoine Laugier
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Which neoclassical theorist wrote 'Essai sur l'architecture' and advocated the primitive hut?
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Marc-Antoine Laugier
Which neoclassical mock-epic by Alexander Pope satirizes literary dullness?
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The Dunciad
Which neoclassical architect designed the General Staff Building in St. Petersburg?
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Carlo Rossi
Which neoclassical style in France, associated with Napoleon, features military motifs?
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Empire style
Which neoclassical painter served as director of the French Academy in Rome from 1835 to 1840?
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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Which neoclassical mock-epic by Alexander Pope satirizes literary dullness?
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The Dunciad
Which neoclassical painter served as director of the French Academy in Rome from 1835 to 1840?
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Which neoclassical building in Madrid was designed by Juan de Villanueva?
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Prado Museum
Which neoclassical church in Paris was designed as a temple-like building?
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Church of the Madeleine
Which Jacques-Louis David painting depicts the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat?
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The Death of Marat
Which ancient Greek temple inspired many neoclassical buildings?
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Parthenon
Which Jacques-Louis David painting depicts the Roman consul Brutus receiving the bodies of his executed sons?
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The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons