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'''Academic Art''' (Art pompier) in [[painting]] and [[sculpture]] is that art produced with a polished style, using mythological, historical or oriental subjects. It is applied to those artworks influenced by the standards of, especially, the French ''Académie des Beaux-Arts'' (Academy of Fine Arts) and the 19th century "Salons"; it is also called ''academic painting'' or ''academic sculpture''. It is associated with [[Neoclassical]] Art. | '''Academic Art''' (Art pompier) in [[painting]] and [[sculpture]] is that art produced with a polished style, using mythological, historical or oriental subjects. It is applied to those artworks influenced by the standards of, especially, the French ''Académie des Beaux-Arts'' (Academy of Fine Arts) and the 19th century "Salons"; it is also called ''academic painting'' or ''academic sculpture''. It is associated with [[Neoclassical]] Art. | ||
| − | Among Academic painters are: Paul Delaroche, Théodore Chassériau, [[Franz Xaver Winterhalter]], Eugene Emmanuel Amaury-Duval | + | Among Academic painters are: Paul Delaroche, Théodore Chassériau, [[Franz Xaver Winterhalter]], Charles Gleyre, Eugene Emmanuel Amaury-Duval, Gustave Boulanger, [[Adolphe William Bouguereau]], [[Pierre-Auguste Cot]] and among sculptors Jean-Pierre Cortot, Auguste Bartholdi and Emmanuel Frémiet. |
[[File:Bouguereau The Bohemian 1890.jpg|thumb|Bouguereau, The Bohemian, 1890.]] | [[File:Bouguereau The Bohemian 1890.jpg|thumb|Bouguereau, The Bohemian, 1890.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Bouguereau Penelope (Le travail interrompu).jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Bouguereau Penelope (Le travail interrompu).jpg|thumb|180px|Bouguereau, Penelope.]] |
[[File:Henri Gervex Portrait Mlle Valtesse de la Bigne 1879.jpg]] | [[File:Henri Gervex Portrait Mlle Valtesse de la Bigne 1879.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 00:44, March 9, 2014
Academic Art (Art pompier) in painting and sculpture is that art produced with a polished style, using mythological, historical or oriental subjects. It is applied to those artworks influenced by the standards of, especially, the French Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts) and the 19th century "Salons"; it is also called academic painting or academic sculpture. It is associated with Neoclassical Art.
Among Academic painters are: Paul Delaroche, Théodore Chassériau, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Charles Gleyre, Eugene Emmanuel Amaury-Duval, Gustave Boulanger, Adolphe William Bouguereau, Pierre-Auguste Cot and among sculptors Jean-Pierre Cortot, Auguste Bartholdi and Emmanuel Frémiet.
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Henri Gervex, Portrait Mlle Valtesse de la Bigne, 1879.