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The Salon (French: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris [salɔ̃ də paʁi]), beginning in 1667 [1] was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world.
The salon system thus forced radical and modern artists to seek alternative or unofficial exhibition sites. This is especially true for Impressionists and Fauvism. See also: Salon (gathering) - the expression "salon" is also used to refer to literary gatherings; Academic art; Paris Salon - Main page for the official Salon de Paris
The word salon also refers to art exhibitions. The Paris Salon was originally an officially sanctioned exhibit of recent works of painting and sculpture by members of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, starting in 1673 and soon moving from the Salon Carré of the Palace of the Louvre.
Hubert Robert, a painter of landscapes and capriccios, made his Salon debut in 1767. [2] He exhibited A View of Ripetta, a veduta of Rome. [3] In portraiture Louis-Michel van Loo exhibited a painting of Denis Diderot, the influential art critic who wrote extensively about the Salon, as well as another featuring the wife of Joseph Vernet.
The Salon of 1849 portrayed in a lithograph by Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer. The Salon of 1849 was an art exhibition held in Paris. It was the first to be located at the Tuileries Palace, rather than the traditional venue of the Salon at the Louvre. [1] It was staged during the French Republic which had been established following the ...
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The Salon of 1833 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris which opened on the 1 March 1833. [1] It was held during the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe I and the first Salon to be staged since the failed Paris Uprising of 1832 against his rule.
The Salon of 1831 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris between June and August 1831. [1] It was the first Salon during the July Monarchy and the first to be held since the Salon of 1827, as a planned exhibition of 1830 was cancelled due to the French Revolution of 1830 .
The Salon of 1810 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris, part of the series of Salons held to display paintings, sculptures and engravings. It opened on 5 November 1810 and lasted until April 1811. It was the penultimate Salon to be held during the Napoleonic era and was followed by the Salon of 1812.