A second neoclassic wave, more severe, more studied and more consciously archaeological, is associated with the height of the Napoleonic Empire. In France, the first phase of neoclassicism was expressed in the "Louis XVI style", and the second in the styles called "Directoire" or Empire. The Rococo style remained popular in Italy until the Napoleonic regimes brought the new archaeological classicism, which was embraced as a political statement by young, progressive, urban Italians with republican leanings.[according to whom?] COUNT 4
QSN1 When was the second wave of neoclassical architecture? ANS1 Napoleonic Empire QSN2 What term is used to express the first wave of neoclassicism in France? ANS2 Louis XVI style QSN3 What is the second wave of neoclassicism in France called? ANS3 "Directoire" or Empire QSN4 Up until Napoleaoic regimes, what style remained popular in Italy? ANS4 The Rococo style