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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | Royal declaration on sculpture and painting, Paris (1777) Source: N/A Citation: Royal declaration on sculpture and painting Record Images Record-ID: f_1777 Full title Declaration in favour of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture Full title original language Déclaration en faveur de l'académie royale de peinture et de sculpture Abstract Confronting the ancient Corporation of Saint-Luc, which after 1776 was no more than a simple professional guild of workers and artisans exercising the "mechanical arts", Louis XVI sought to clarify the position of artists by this declaration of 15 May 1777 which, in its first article, solemnly proclaimed the liberty of art. What was actually meant by "liberal arts" were those of painting and sculpture, which were to be exercised "without any interference of commerce". All counterfeiting, be it by engraving or by casting, was to be severely punished. Moreover, as was the case with the decrees of 1676 and 1714, these guarantees were exclusively restricted to the king's painters and sculptors, that is to members of the Royal Academy. Such acknowledgement of the freedom of the 'liberal' arts, on the one hand, and of artistic property, on the other, would seem to be a contradiction. In practice, though, the Academy was theoretically open to everyone, since there was no limit on the number of members. That is, as long as they had been trained at the Academy's special school! Bibliography N/A Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher Librairie de Plon frères Location Paris Year N/A Language French Source not available Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Francis I (1494-1547) Louis XIV (1638-1715) Louis XV (1710-1774) Louis XVI (1754-1793) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to France Italy Paris Versailles Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to French royal decree prohibiting the copying of sculptures (1676) French royal declaration on sculpture and painting (1777) Decree of the King's Council on the duration of privileges (1777) Legislation referred to in commentary French royal decree prohibiting the copying of sculptures (1676) French royal decree on the fine arts (1714) French royal declaration on sculpture and painting (1777) Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Parlement of Paris Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture (Paris) Institutions referred to in commentary Académie de Saint-Luc (Paris) Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture (Paris) Key words art market guilds incentives patronage public good reputation utility Responsible editor Frédéric Rideau Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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