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62  INTRODUCING P ARIS

Artists in Paris

The city first attracted artists during the
reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715), and Paris
soon became the most sophisticated
artistic centre in Europe; the magnetism
has persisted. During the 18th century,
all major French artists lived and worked
in Paris. In the latter half of the 19th
century and early part of the 20th century,
the French capital was the European
centre of modern and progressive art,
and movements such as Impressionism,
Post-Impressionism, Divisionism, Fauvism Boucher’s Diana Bathing (1742), typical of the Rococo style (Louvre)
and Cubism were founded and blossomed
in the city. Many artists from all around
the world came to Paris to display their 1793 Louvre opens
works in the many exhibitions and salons. as first national
public gallery

1667 First Salon, France’s official art exhibition;
originally held annually, later every two years

1600 1650 1700 1750 1800
Baroque Rococo Neo-Classicism Romanticism/ Realism
1600 1650 1700 1750 1800

1627 Vouet
returns from
Italy and is
made court
painter by Louis
XIII. Vouet
revived a dismal
period in the
fortunes of
French painting
Philippe de Champaigne’s Last Supper (about
1652). His style slowly became more Classical 1819 Géricault paints
in his later years (Louvre) The Raft of the Medusa, one of
the greatest works of French
Romanticism (see p124)
1648 Foundation of
the Académie Royale
de Peinture et de
Sculpture, which had
a virtual monopoly
on art teaching

Vouet’s The Presentation
in the Temple (1641) with
typically Baroque contrasts
of light and shade (Louvre)
David’s The Oath of the Horatii (1784), in the
Neo-Classical style (Louvre)

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