Featured Artworks
- Napoleon Crossing the Alps
- The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis
- The Death of Socrates
- Oath of the Horatii
- The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
- Boethius Bidding Farewell to His Family
- Roman Women Offering Their Jewellery in Defence of the State
About This Issue
Resolve brings together seven Neoclassical paintings that pause at the edge of choice. These works do not dwell on action’s outcome, but on the inner moment before it, when emotion, duty, and belief stand in quiet opposition. Each scene captures a human figure facing something difficult and unavoidable, choosing a path not because it is easy, but because it feels necessary.
Drawn from stories of antiquity, philosophy, and civic life, the paintings in this issue reflect a shared moral gravity. Fathers, thinkers, lovers, leaders, and citizens are shown not in triumph, but in clarity. Their strength lies in restraint, composure, and the willingness to accept consequence. Together, these works form a calm but powerful meditation on conviction, sacrifice, and the dignity of standing firm when it matters most.
We live in a time where attention is constantly pulled outward. Our emotions are shaped by algorithms, nudged by strangers we will never meet, and quietly traded by systems built to profit from distraction. A passing comment, a small gesture of approval or rejection, can unsettle an entire day. What once belonged to us — time, focus, inner balance — is now persistently negotiated on our behalf.
This pressure affects everyone. It reaches the young most easily, but even experience and wisdom offer no full shelter from constant, sophisticated targeting. Without self-discipline, without moments of pause and clarity, it becomes difficult to remain grounded in one’s own values.
Neoclassical art speaks from a different rhythm. It reminds us that self-control, restraint, and moral balance were once considered strengths worth cultivating. These paintings do not rush or provoke. They invite reflection. By returning to these ideals, Resolve offers a quiet reminder that attention can be reclaimed, emotions can be steadied, and meaning can be shaped from within rather than imposed from outside.