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The founding of the French Academy in Rome in 1666 as a branch of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris signaled the seminal importance of the classical tradition in the Academy’s program of art education.
- The Mass of Saint Basil
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- The Mass of Saint Basil
Founded in 1666, the French Academy in Rome has played a decisive role ever since on the Roman and European cultural scenes.
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has announced the creation of Villa Albertine in the United States–the fourth international French Villa. Three hundred and fifty years ago, France created the first artists’ residency of modern times, The French Academy in Rome –now known as Villa Medici–, a global center for artistic ...
The most significant professional art societies in Europe in the nineteenth century were the Royal Academies of Art in France and England, established in 1648 and 1768 respectively. They ran schools of instruction, held annual or semi-annual exhibitions, and provided venues where artists could display their work and cultivate critical notice.
→ GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON VILLA MEDICI AND THE FRENCH ACADEMY IN ROME . The creation of the French Academy in Rome was part of the policy of great work of King Louis XlV at the end of the 17th century. Those works transformed the Louvre, the Tuileries, and Versailles.
Three hundred and fifty years ago, France created the first artists’ residency of modern times, The French Academy in Rome – now known as Villa Medici –, a global center for artistic and intellectual residencies that inspired the creation of the American Academies and many other residencies throughout the world.
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