Creativity and Reproduction : Nineteenth Century Engraving and the Academy.

Cover13; -- Contents13; -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: THE ART ACADEMY AND THE GRAPHIC ARTS -- Part I: he Role of Engraving at the Acad233;mie Royale de Sculpture et de Peinture -- Part II: he Role of the Graphic Arts in the Official Art ssociations during the French Revolution -- Part III: T he Institut National, 1795-1803 -- Part IV: he Role of Engraving at the Institut, 1795-1803 -- Part V: he Creation of a Section de Gra vure at the Institut de Fra nce in 1803 -- CHAPTER TWO: SECTION GRAVU RE STITUT FRANCE13; -- Part I: he Composition of the section de vure -- Part II: he Hierarchy of Print Genres -- Part III: Patronage of Medal Engraving -- Part IV: he Preservation of Gem Engraving -- Part V: he Report on the Development of the Arts and he Prix D233;cennaux -- Part VI: The Education of Artists13; -- CHAPTER THREE: THE CREATION OF THE ROME PRIZE FOR ENGRAVING13; -- Part I: he Debate of a Rome Priz e for Engraving in id-Eighteenth Century -- Part II: he Engravers Struggle for Artistic Recognition during the Revolution -- Part III: ngraving and Political Propaganda during the Directory Period -- Part IV: he Creation of the Rome Priz e at the Institut de Fra nce -- CHAPTER FOUR: THE TRAINING OF ENGRAVERS AND THE GRAND PRIX DE GRAVURE13; -- Part I: raining in the Masters Workshop and at the 233;cole des Beaux-Arts -- Part II: he Rome Priz e Competition -- Part III: he Prix de Rome Engravings -- CHAPTER FIVE: THE ENGRAVER'S TRAINING IN ROME13; -- Part I: ome and its Artistic Environment -- Part II: raining the Gra veur Artiste -- Part III: ngraving as Conservation -- Part IV: he Emulation of Sculpture in Medal and em Engraving -- CONCLUSION13; -- APPENDIX A13; -- ENDNOTES13.

The study investigates the engravers' rise Otherin the French academic system and demonstrates their success in transforming a reproductive medium into a creative and original art genre. In the nineteenth century, graphic artists developed an artistic language that was independent and on par Other the original model that they reproduced. The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture welcomed graphic artists into its ranks in 1655. As talented reproductive artists were able to disseminate wo ...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

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