Definition for Art Nouveau

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Art nouveau architecture (late 19th—early 20th centuries) is characterized by the lively, serpentine curve known as the “whiplash.” Art nouveau incorporates organic and often symbolic motifs, usually languid-looking flowers and animals, and treats them in a flat, linear, and relief-like manner.