Difference between revisions of "Prix de Rome"
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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 [[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]]. |
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| + | [[File:Fragonard Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol 1752.jpg|thumb|center|480px|Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, awarded 1752.]] | ||
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| + | [[File:David Antiochus et Stratonice 1774.jpg|thumb|500px|center|Jacques-Louis David, Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease, awarded 1774.]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Museum]] | ||
| + | *[[World famous paintings]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[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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Latest revision as of 17:10, March 11, 2014
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 William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
