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Prix de Rome (Belgium)
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Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp is an art academy located in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. It was founded in 1663 by David Teniers the Younger, painter to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and Don Juan of Austria...
organised the prize until 1920, when the national government took over. The first prize is also sometimes called the Grand Prix de Rome. There were distinct categories for painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
History
The Prix de Rome was a scholarshipScholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
for arts students. It was created in 1663 in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
under the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual burse for promising artists (painters, sculptors, and architects) who proved their talents by completing a very difficult elimination contest. The prize, organised by the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture (Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture), was open to their students. The award winner would win a stay at the Palazzo Mancini
Palazzo Mancini
The Palazzo Mancini is a palazzo in Rome, Italy. From 1737 to 1793 it was the second home of the French Academy in Rome.-History:In 1634 Lorenzo Mancini, brother of cardinal Francesco Maria Mancini, married Geronima Mazzarino, sister of cardinal Mazarin...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
at the expense of the King of France. The stay could be extended if the director of the institution deemed it desirable.
Expanded after 140 years into five categories, the contest started in 1663 as three categories — painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, sculpting, and architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
; in 1803, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
was added; in 1804, engraving
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
was added. The winner of the "First Grand Prize" (called the agréé) would be sent to The Academy of France in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
founded by Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing...
in 1666.
In 1807, Louis Napoleon created the Dutch version of the Prix de Rome. After the creation of Belgium as an independent state in 1830, the Belgian government started their own version of the Prix de Rome in 1832. Prizes were given for music, and every three years for painting, graphics, sculpture and architecture. Runners-up received second prizes.
Winners
- 1832: Antoine WiertzAntoine WiertzAntoine Joseph Wiertz was a Belgian romantic painter and sculptor.-Biography:Born in Dinant from a relatively poor family, he entered the Antwerp art academy in 1820...
, painting - 1838: Robert-Julien Van Maldeghem, music
- 1842: Jean Portaels, painting
- 1843: Victor Lagye, painting
- 1845: Adolphe SamuelAdolphe SamuelAdolphe-Abraham Samuel was a Belgian music critic, conductor and composer. Samuel was Jewish, and late in life converted to Christianity. He spent much time in Brussels where he was a pupil of François-Joseph Fétis, and where he was a friend of Hector Berlioz...
, music - 1846: Jean Geefs, sculpture
- 1847: François-Auguste GevaertFrançois-Auguste GevaertFrançois-Auguste Gevaert was a Belgian composer.His father was a baker, and he was intended for the same profession, but better counsels prevailed and he was permitted to study music. He was sent in 1841 to the Ghent Conservatory, where he studied under Edouard de Sommere and Martin-Joseph Mengal...
, music - 1847: Joseph Stallaert, painting
- 1849: Chrétien-Joseph-François-Alex Stadtfeldt, music
- 1850: Louis Delbeke, painting
- 1851: Eduard LassenEduard LassenEduard Lassen was a Belgian composer and conductor of Danish birth who spent most of his career working as the music director at the court in Weimar. A moderately prolific composer, Lassen produced music in a variety of genres including operas, symphonic works, piano works, lieder, and choral...
, music - 1852: Ferdinand Pauwels, painting
- 1853: Luigi AgnesiLuigi AgnesiLuigi Agnesi was a Belgian operatic bass-baritone, conductor and composer.-Life and career:Born Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez in Namur, Agnesi graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 1853. There he had studied with Charles-Marie-François Bosselet and the François-Joseph Fétis...
, music - 1855: Pierre Demol, music
- 1857: Peter Benoit, music
- 1858: Frans Baeckelmans, architecture
- 1859: Jean-Théodore RadouxJean-Théodore RadouxJean Théodore Radoux was a Belgian composer and bassoonist. In 1859 he won the Belgian Prix de Rome for his cantata Le Juif errant which he had composed earlier that year...
, music - 1862: Louis DelacenserieLouis DelacenserieLouis Delacenserie was a Belgian architect from Bruges. The spelling of his name differs greatly; De la Censerie, Delasencerie, Dela Censerie or Dela Sencerie are the most common alternative forms. His father was a merchant and building contractor from Tournai.Delacenserie studied architecture at...
, architecture - 1863: Henri-Joseph Dupont, music
- 1864: Jan Frans Deckers, sculpture
- 1865: Léon-Gustave Huberti, music
- 1866: Joseph Naert, architecture
- 1867: Edgar TinelEdgar TinelEdgar Tinel was a Belgian composer and pianist.He was born in Sinaai, today part of Sint-Niklaas in East Flanders, Belgium, and died in Brussels. After studies at the Brussels Conservatory with Louis Brassin and François-Auguste Gevaert , he began a career as a virtuoso, but soon abandoned this...
, music - 1869: Jean-Baptiste Vanden Eeden, music
- 1870: Xavier MelleryXavier MelleryXavier Mellery was a Belgian Symbolist painter.The son of a gardener at the Royal Palace of Laeken, Mellery initially worked with the painter-decorator Charles Albert. He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1860 to 1867, one of his professors being Jean-François Portaels...
, painting - 1871: Guillaume Demol, music
- 1875: Isodore-Séraphin De Vos, music
- 1877: Julien DillensJulien DillensJulien Dillens was a Belgian sculptor born in Antwerp, the son of the painter Hendrick Joseph Dillens.Dillens studied under Eugène Simonis at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. In 1877 he received the Prix de Rome for A Gaulish Chief taken Prisoner by the Romans...
, sculpture - 1877: Julien-Jean Simar, music
- 1879: Rémy Cogghe, painting
- 1881: Sylvain DupuisSylvain DupuisSylvain Dupuis was a Belgian conductor, composer, oboist, and music educator.-Life:Born in Liège, Dupuis was trained at the Royal Conservatory of Liège. After graduating in 1878, he was appointed to that school's faculty as a professor of harmony. In 1911 he succeeded Jean-Théodore Radoux as the...
, music - 1882: Guillaume Charlier, sculpture
- 1885: Léon Dubois, music
- 1887: Pierre Heckers, music
- 1887: Charles De Wulf, architecture
- 1889: Paul GilsonPaul GilsonPaul Gilson was a Belgian musician and composer.-Biography:Gilson was born in Brussels. In 1866, his family moved to Ruisbroek in the Belgian province of Brabant. There he studied theory with the organist and choir director Auguste Cantillon, and began writing works for orchestra and choir...
, music - 1891: Paul-Henri-Joseph LebrunPaul-Henri-Joseph LebrunComposer Paul-Henri-Joseph Lebrunwas a Belgian composer and professor at the Ghent Conservatory, who won the Belgian Prix de Rome for music in 1891.-Life and work:...
, music
- 1893: Lodewijk MortelmansLodewijk MortelmansLodewijk Mortelmans was a Belgian composer and conductor of Flemish ancestry. He was from a family of five children born to Isabella and Charles Mortelmans...
, music - 1895: Jean DelvilleJean DelvilleJean Delville was a Belgian symbolist painter, writer, and occultist. In 1896, he founded the Salon d’Art Idealiste, which is considered the Belgian equivalent to the Parisian Rose & Cross Salon and the Pre-Raphaelite movement in London.-Quotes:-Delville's background:During the last decades of...
, painting - 1895: Martin Lunssens, music
- 1897: Joseph JongenJoseph JongenMarie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator.-Biography:Jongen was born in Liège. On the strength of an amazing precocity for music, he was admitted to the Liège Conservatoire at the extraordinarily young age of seven, and spent the next sixteen years...
, music - 1899: François Rasse, music
- 1901: Adolphe BiarentAdolphe BiarentAdolphe Biarent was a Belgian composer, conductor, cellist and music teacher.Biarent studied at the conservatories of Brussels and of Ghent, and was a pupil of Émile Mathieu...
, music - 1902: Triphon De Smet, architecture
- 1908: Marcel Rau, sculpture
- 1911: Michel Brusselmans, music
- 1911: Louis Buisseret, graphics
- 1913: Léon Jongen, music
- 1920: Max Van Dyck, painting
- 1920: René BarbierRené BarbierRené Barbier was a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, music - 1924: Edgard Steurbaut, architecture
- 1932: Jean Boedts, sculpture
- 1932: Willy Kreitz, sculpture
- 1933: Jozef-Louis Stynen, architecture
- 1933: Prosper Van Eechaute, music
- 1935: Alphonse Darville, sculpture
- 1936: Victor Blommaert, architecture
- 1937: Jan Cobbaert, painting
- 1937: Jean De Middeleer, music
- 1939: Leo De Budt, painting
- 1940: Gustave Camus, painting
- 1941: Maurits De Vocht, architecture
- 1943: Henri BrasseurHenri BrasseurHenri Brasseur was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, painting - 1943: Jean Louel, music
- 1944: Albert Baisieux, sculpture
- 1944: Lode Eyckermans, sculpture
- 1945: Marcel QuinetMarcel QuinetMarcel Alfred Quinet was a Belgian composer and pianist.-Biography:He studied at the Mons Conservatory briefly and then the Brussels Conservatory, where he obtained prizes for harmony in 1936, counterpoint in 1937, fugue in 1938, and a higher piano diploma in 1943. Among his teachers at the...
, music - 1946: Jos De Maegd, painting
- 1953: Joseph Braun, sculpture
- 1956: Olivier StrebelleOlivier StrebelleOlivier Strebelle is a Belgian sculptor born in Brussels on 20 January 1927.His monumental sculptures adorn many public places in Brussels as well as in Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, singapore, Switzerland, and the United States....
, sculpture - 1959: Jacqueline FontynJacqueline FontynJacqueline Fontyn is a contemporary Belgian composer, pianist and music educator. She was born in Antwerp, and has received the title of baroness from the King of Belgium in recognition of her many artistic contributions.-Background:...
, music - 1961: Alfons Van Meirvenne, sculpture
- 1961: Jacques LeducJacques LeducJacques Leduc is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.-Biography:Leduc began his career in 1961 working as a film critic for the magazine Objectif. The following year, at the age of 21, he was hired as a camera assistant by the NFB...
, music - 1965: Frederik Van Rossum, music
- 1967: Paul Schellekens, architecture
- 1974: Serge Gangolf, sculpture
Second prizes
- 1846: Joseph-Jacques Ducaju, sculpture
- 1847: Jacques-Nicolas LemmensJacques-Nicolas LemmensJacques-Nicolas Lemmens , was an organist and composer for his instrument.Born at Zoerle-Parwijs, near Westerlo, Belgium, Lemmens took lessons from François-Joseph Fétis, who wanted to make him into a musician capable of renewing the organ-player's art in Belgium...
, music - 1851: Jan Andries Laumans, sculpture
- 1857: Joseph Conradi, music
- 1865: Gustave-Jean-Constant-Marie Van Hoey, music
- 1869: Emile-Louis-Victor Mathieu, music
- 1869: Félix Pardon, music
- 1875: Alfred Tilman, music
- 1889: Victor Van Dyck, painting (third prize - Max Van Dyck's father, winner 1920)
- 1891: Guillaume LekeuGuillaume LekeuGuillaume Lekeu was a Belgian composer of classical music.- Life :Lekeu, who was born in Verviers, Belgium, took his first lessons at the conservatoire in that city. In 1879, his parents moved to Poitiers, France. There, he finished school while he continued his music studies autodidactically...
, music - 1891: Charles-Antoine Smulders, music
- 1893: Joseph Vander Meulen, music
- 1895: Nicolas Daneau, music
- 1899: Léon HenryLeon HenryLeon Henry is a New Zealand professional basketball player. The small forward was selected to join the Tall Blacks squad on 16 July 2009 for the first time. He participated in the FIBA Oceania Championship 2009....
, music - 1899: Albert DupuisAlbert Dupuis-Biography:Albert Dupuis was born in Verviers on 1 March 1877.The son of a music teacher, Dupuis studied violin, piano and flute from the age of 8, at the conservatory in his hometown, Verviers, also home of Guillaume Lekeu and Henri Vieuxtemps. Orphaned at age 15, he worked as a tutor at the Grand...
, music - 1904: Joe EnglishJoe English (painter)Joseph Alphonse Marie English was a Flemish draughtsman and painter.-Life and work:His father was an Irishman who married a Flemish woman. Later on, Joe was naturalised as a Belgian subject and collaborated closely with the Antwerp artist Juliaan Devriendt. Antwerp was at that time the centre of...
, painting - 1907: Joe EnglishJoe English (painter)Joseph Alphonse Marie English was a Flemish draughtsman and painter.-Life and work:His father was an Irishman who married a Flemish woman. Later on, Joe was naturalised as a Belgian subject and collaborated closely with the Antwerp artist Juliaan Devriendt. Antwerp was at that time the centre of...
, painting - 1919: René BarbierRené BarbierRené Barbier was a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, music - 1922: Jean AbsilJean AbsilJean Absil was a Belgian modernist music composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory.- Biography :...
, music - 1923: Auguste Mambour, painting
- 1925: Lode De Maeyer, painting
- 1930: Jacques Maes, painting
- 1943: Vic LegleyVic LegleyVic Legley was a Belgian violist and composer of classical music, of French birth. He first studied in Ypres with Lionel Bromme...
, music - 1947: André Willequet, sculpture
- 1952: Bérénice Devos, painting