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Question:
Please address the following:
The Royal Academy in France (as well as its counterpart in Great Britain) essentially set the standards of taste and style in art from the mid-1600s through the 1800s.
Think about who or what sets artistic styles and tastes today. Are there a select few authorities or institutions whose opinions are respected? Or, is art more democratically produced?Answer:
Role Of The Royal Academy Of France In European Art History
The Royal Academy of France was established in 1648 and influenced The Royal Academy to get establishes in Britain and Denmark (Culture.gouv.fr, 2017). They played the most significant role in shaping the European Art in 17th to 19th century. The tradition of culturing art through training in the instructional institutions, regular exhibitions was their primary contribution which helped to flourish in that era. The credit for the style of Academic art goes to the academy. The amalgamation of the styles of Romanticism and Neoclassicism formed the framework of the movement. Artists such as Thomas Couture, Jacques Louis David, William Adolphe Bouguereau and Joshua Reynolds were the key artists of this genre of painting, architecture and sculpture. The governmental initiatives also helped the tradition to grow such strong. Cardinal Mazarin and Cardinal Richelieu dedicated their power to the academy’s glory (Rietbergen, (2014).
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