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Beaux–Arts, École des
Beaux–Arts, École des Paris, The chief of the official art schools of France. Its origins go back to 1648, the foundation date of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (see Academy), but it was not established as a separate institution until the Académie was dissolved in 1793, during the administrative reforms of the French Revolution. It moved to its present site, in the rue Bonaparte, in 1816. The École des Beaux-Arts controlled the path to traditional success with its awards and state commissions, notably the prestigious Prix de Rome, and teaching remained conservative until after the Second World War. Entry was difficult—among the artists who failed were Rodin and Vuillard—and students often preferred the private académies. Many progressive artists, however, obtained a sound technical grounding there—Degas, Manet, Matisse, Monet, and Renoir all attended classes. The École, which is housed in a complex of early 19th-century buildings, has a large and varied collection of works of art. Many of them are primarily of historical interest (including a vast number of copies and portraits of teachers), but the collection of drawings is of high quality.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux–Arts, École des." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux–Arts, École des." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-BeauxArtscoledes.html IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux–Arts, École des." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-BeauxArtscoledes.html |
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Beaux-Arts, École des
Beaux-Arts, École des, Paris. The chief of the official art schools of France. Its origins go back to 1648, the foundation date of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (see academy), but it was not established as a separate institution until the Académie was dissolved in 1793, during the administrative reforms of the French Revolution. It moved to its present site, in the rue Bonaparte, in 1816. The École des Beaux-Arts controlled the path to traditional success with its awards and state commissions, notably the prestigious Prix de Rome, and teaching remained conservative until after the Second World War. Entry was difficult—among the artists who failed were Rodin and Vuillard—and students often preferred the private académies. Many progressive artists, however, obtained a sound technical grounding there—Degas, Manet, Matisse, Monet, and Renoir all attended classes. The École, which is housed in a complex of early 19th-century buildings, has a large and varied collection of works of art. Many of them are primarily of historical interest (including a vast number of copies and portraits of teachers), but the collection of drawings is of high quality.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux-Arts, École des." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux-Arts, École des." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-BeauxArtscoledes.html IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux-Arts, École des." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-BeauxArtscoledes.html |
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École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts [Fr.,=school of fine arts], French national school of fine arts, on the Quai Malaquais, Paris, founded in 1648 by Charles Le Brun with the consent of Cardinal Mazarin as the Académie de peinture et de sculpture; the title was changed in 1793, when it merged with the Académie d'architecture, founded in 1671 by Jean Baptiste Colbert . It includes departments of painting, graphic arts, and sculpture and is free to artists whose previous training enables them to pass the entrance examinations. Architecture was taught at the school until 1968. Students are prepared in the various courses to compete for the Prix de Rome , which provides admission to the Académie de France à Rome. Besides its extensive collection of plaster casts of antiquities, the École is known for its superb collection of old-master drawings and for its exhibitions. |
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"École des Beaux-Arts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "École des Beaux-Arts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ecoledes.html "École des Beaux-Arts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ecoledes.html |
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École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts see École des Beaux-Arts . |
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"École des Beaux-Arts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "École des Beaux-Arts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-BeauxArt.html "École des Beaux-Arts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-BeauxArt.html |
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École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. See Beaux-Arts.
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IAN CHILVERS. "École des Beaux-Arts." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "École des Beaux-Arts." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-coledesBeauxArts.html IAN CHILVERS. "École des Beaux-Arts." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-coledesBeauxArts.html |
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École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. See BEAUX-ARTS.
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IAN CHILVERS. "École des Beaux-Arts." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "École des Beaux-Arts." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-coledesBeauxArts.html IAN CHILVERS. "École des Beaux-Arts." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-coledesBeauxArts.html |
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École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts. See Beaux-Arts.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "École des Beaux-Arts." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "École des Beaux-Arts." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-coledesBeauxArts.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "École des Beaux-Arts." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-coledesBeauxArts.html |
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