Classical artArt refers to a diverse range of human intellectual and expressive activities and the outcomes of those activities. Within this context art is further defined as visual art and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and work made using digital media. is characterised by harmony and balance; it is rational and controlled and keeps to well-defined rules. Its origins lie in Greek art of 400 BC, reaching its peak in 5th century Greece. It flourished as Neo-Classicism in the rest of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Classical art is often contrasted with Romantic art.