1. Briefly outline the artistic development of one of the follo
Changing the History of the Arts/Modern Elements of Impressionism Impressionist painters were considered radical in their time because they broke many of the rules of picture making set by earlier generations. ... These were qualities demanded by the Academy of Fine Arts, the institution that set the standards for French painting and organized the Salon (Gerstein). ... In France, art of this period was controlled by three bodies: the Salon, the Academie, and the Ecole des Beaux Arts. ...
The goal of this paper is to contrast the different colors that Cezanne used in his work, to the events that were happening in his life. Unfortunatly, Cezanne usually stuck with the same dull colors throughout his lifetime. I will mostly talk about his self-portraits, because he usually painted th...
He longed to be accepted as a skilful traditional artist and placed great importance on having his paintings accepted into the official exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts - The Salon, which was widely regarded as the most prestigious art event in the Western World. ...
In the mid-nineteenth century, when Paris was undergoing change, the Académie des Beaux-Arts was in control of French art. The Académie ensured that they always preserved the traditional French standards with regard to the style of painting and content that was being produced. Acceptable conten...