Marseille in the 18th century. The years of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture. 1753-1793.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 20168 |
| Format | 23 x 28 |
| Détails | 319 p., 200 color ill., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757210581 |
This book chronicles artistic life in Marseille during the Age of Enlightenment. The Academy of Painting and Sculpture of Marseille, founded in 1753, is at the heart of this story. The birth of this institution was the culmination of the efforts of these men, artists and art lovers, who wanted to provide their city with an establishment capable of training painters, sculptors, and architects. They dreamed of making this institution a support for young artists, a place of welcome and encounter for those who were passing through, and, through the network of relationships they maintained with the rest of Europe, an instrument of the influence of their city. During its forty years of existence, the Academy of Painting and Sculpture trained students who achieved great success, well beyond Marseille, and designers who brought to the productions of its factories an unparalleled level. Closed in 1793, like all the academies in France, it was to give birth, once the turmoil had subsided, to two of the most important cultural institutions of the 19th century: the school of fine arts and the museum.
This book chronicles artistic life in Marseille during the Age of Enlightenment. The Academy of Painting and Sculpture of Marseille, founded in 1753, is at the heart of this story. The birth of this institution was the culmination of the efforts of these men, artists and art lovers, who wanted to provide their city with an establishment capable of training painters, sculptors, and architects. They dreamed of making this institution a support for young artists, a place of welcome and encounter for those who were passing through, and, through the network of relationships they maintained with the rest of Europe, an instrument of the influence of their city. During its forty years of existence, the Academy of Painting and Sculpture trained students who achieved great success, well beyond Marseille, and designers who brought to the productions of its factories an unparalleled level. Closed in 1793, like all the academies in France, it was to give birth, once the turmoil had subsided, to two of the most important cultural institutions of the 19th century: the school of fine arts and the museum.