Grand Prix de Rome

Grand Prix de Rome

Grand Prix de Rome , prize awarded annually by the French government, through competitive examination, to students of the fine arts. It entitles them to four years' study at the Académie de France à Rome. The prize is open to all French painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, and musicians between the ages of 15 and 30 who have completed required work at the École des Beaux-Arts or elsewhere. It was instituted by Louis XIV in 1666 for the purpose of enabling talented artists to complete their education by study of classical art in Rome.

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Grand Prix de Rome

Grand Prix de Rome. 1st prize in the Prix de Rome contest of the Fr. Acad. of Fine Arts.

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