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'''The Prix de Rome''', created in 1663, was a scholarship for arts students (initially for promising painters and sculptors). Artists had to prove their talents by completing an elimination contest.
'''The Grand Prix de Rome''', an annual prize created in 1663, was a scholarship for arts students (initially for promising painters and sculptors). Artists had to prove their talents by completing an elimination contest. Artists awarded went to study at the "Académie de France" in Rome.
Some painters winners of this prize were: Pierre Monier (1663), [[Hyacinthe Rigaud]], [[Jean-Antoine Watteau]], [[François Boucher]], [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], [[Jacques-Louis David]], [[Jean Ingres]], André Giroux and [[Adolphe William Bouguereau|William-Adolphe Bouguereau]].
Some painters winners of this prize were: Pierre Monier (1663), [[Hyacinthe Rigaud]], [[Jean-Antoine Watteau]], [[François Boucher]], [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], [[Jacques-Louis David]], [[Jean Ingres]], André Giroux and [[Adolphe William Bouguereau|William-Adolphe Bouguereau]].
[[File:Fragonard Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol 1752.jpg|thumb|center|480px|Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1752.]]
[[File:Fragonard Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol 1752.jpg|thumb|center|480px|Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1752.]]
== External links ==
*[http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/241398/Prix-de-Rome Prix de Rome.]
*[http://beardedroman.com/?p=112 Prix de Rome.]
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