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Encyclopedia > French Academy in Rome

The French Academy in Rome (French: Académie de France à Rome) is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, in Rome, Italy.


History

The Academy was founded in 1666, under the impulsion of Colbert, Le Brun et and du Bernin. It initially housed the winners Prix de Rome and artists sponsored by some princes.


See also

External link

  • http://www.villamedici.it/

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French Academy in Rome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (206 words)
The Academy was founded in 1666 by Louis XIV under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Charles Le Brun and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The French Academy in Rome was through the nineteenth century the culmination of study for select French artists who, having won the prestigious Prix de Rome (Rome Prize), were honored with a 5-year scholarship in the Eternal City for the purpose of the study of art and architecture.
One well-known director of the Academy was Balthus.
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