Paris Salon of 1819

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The Paris Salon of 1819 was the official French art exhibition where Théodore Géricault’s groundbreaking and controversial painting "The Raft of the Medusa" was first publicly displayed.

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instanceOf Paris Salon ⓘ
art exhibition ⓘ
artMovementContext Neoclassicism ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ
audience French art critics ⓘ
Parisian public ⓘ
chronologicalPosition predecessor of Paris Salon of 1822 ⓘ
successor of Paris Salon of 1817 ⓘ
city Paris ⓘ
controversy public and critical debate over The Raft of the Medusa ⓘ
country France ⓘ
culturalRole official showcase of contemporary French art ⓘ
displayFormat salon-style hanging ⓘ
exhibitionFrequency biennial ⓘ
featuredArtist Théodore Géricault ⓘ
genreFocus history painting ⓘ
landscape painting ⓘ
portrait painting ⓘ
governingBody French Academy ⓘ
impactOnArtHistory accelerated shift from Neoclassicism to Romanticism in French painting ⓘ
impactOnArtist established Géricault’s reputation ⓘ
language French ⓘ
location Paris ⓘ
notableWorkExhibited The Raft of the Medusa ⓘ
openingDate 1819-09-25 ⓘ
organizer Académie des Beaux-Arts ⓘ
French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture ⓘ
patronage French state ⓘ
linked to: France
politicalContext Bourbon monarchy ⓘ
post-Napoleonic era ⓘ
selectionProcess jury selection ⓘ
significance first public exhibition of The Raft of the Medusa ⓘ
major event in early French Romantic painting ⓘ
subjectOf art historical studies of Romanticism ⓘ
studies of the reception of The Raft of the Medusa ⓘ
timePeriod Bourbon Restoration ⓘ
typeOfEvent official French art exhibition ⓘ
venue Louvre ⓘ
linked to: Louvre Museum

Salon Carré of the Louvre ⓘ
linked to: Louvre Museum

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The Raft of the Medusa → firstPresentedAt → Paris Salon of 1819 ⓘ