Noun: neo-Renaissance
- An all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes
"By the time Italy had developed its obsession with the neo-Renaissance in the 1870s, collectors and scholars in the rest of Europe had been excited by Renaissance taste and style for several decades";
- Renaissance revival
Type of: architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture
Encyclopedia: Neo-Renaissance