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The Salon , or Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris , France . Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world. From 1881 onward, it has been
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The Salon, or Paris Salon, beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world. From 1881 onward, it has been organized by the Société des Artistes Français.
Jacques-Louis David. The Tennis Court Oath, 1791, pen washed with bistre with highlights of white
Jacques-Louis David. The Sabine Women, 1796-99, oil on canvas
Jacques-Louis David. Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass, 1800, oil on canvas
Left: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Self-Portrait, 1804, oil on canvasBelow: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Self-Portrait, 1858, oil on canvas
Jacques-Louis David. The Coronation of Napoleon, 1805-8, oil on canvas
Jacques-Louis David. Napoleon in his Study, 1812, oil on canvasNapoleon Bonaparte/ tirelessly at work/ elaborate furniture in the Empire Style/ tucked away hand/ Plutarch’s Lives/ Napoleonic Code/ expression of republican virtue
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Grande Odalisque, 1814, oil on canvas
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres/ odalisque/ emphasis on linear forms without visible brushstrokes/ elongated vertebrae/ debt to Mannerism and to a new Romantic movement/ love of sensuous textures
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Odalisque with a Slave, 1839-40, oil on canvas
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Bather of Valpincon, 1808, oil on canvasimage of deceptive simplicity/ subtle distortions with erotic allusions/ flawless surface
Left: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Louis Bertin, 1832, oil on canvasRight: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Louis Bertin, 1832, pencil drawing (detail)
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, oil on canvas
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Napoleon Enthroned, 1806, oil on canvas
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Jupiter and Thetis, 1811, oil on canvas
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827, oil on canvas
Antonio Canova. Pauline Borghese as Venus, 1808, marbleAntonio Canova/ Neoclassical taste in sculpture
Pierre Vignon. La Madeleine (Paris, France), 1807-1842Pierre Vignon/ a classical shell on a high podium/ a link between the Napoleonic and Roman empires
Jacques-Germain Soufflot. The Pantheon, or Sainte-Genevieve (Paris), 1755-92