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Establishment of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture
In 1663, under Colbert's impetus, the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture was formally reorganized in Paris and brought under state manage…
Timeline
- 1663Paris · Île-de-FranceColbert reorganized the existing painters' and sculptors' guild into a royal academy, establishing systems of instruction, exhibition, and review under state patronage to serve the court and the shaping of the state's image.
Sources
- Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture https://www.britannica.com/topic/Academie-Royale-de-Peinture-et-de-Sculpture