单词 | grand prix de rome |
释义 | > as lemmasGrand Prix de Rome 1. In full Grand Prix de Rome. The main prize in certain categories of artistic and creative endeavour awarded annually by the French government to a French citizen, entitling the winner to study for a period in Rome.The Grand Prix de Rome was awarded annually between 1663 and 1968, in art, sculpture, and later also in architecture, engraving, and music. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > award for merit > awards in science and the arts generally Grand Prix1828 Nobel Prize1899 Pulitzer1911 Nobel1951 1828 J. Woods Lett. of Architect from France, Italy & Greece I. vii. 105 His being permitted to be a candidate for the grand prix, and for the pension for travelling in Italy, depends on the number of monthly prizes he may obtain. 1845 Critic 10 May 40/1 The Grand Prix de Rome carries with it, for the time, unbounded public estimation. 1889 F. F. Buffen Mus. Celebr. 53 In 1839 [Gounod] took the ‘Grand Prix’ with his composition of ‘Fernand’. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 186/1 The institution of the Grand Prix de Rome—the blue ribbon of the architectural student. 1977 J. Draper in S. Kostof Architect 210 Culmination of the process for a select few was the annual Grand Prix de Rome competition, open only to French citizens. 2010 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 19 Oct. 45 The winner was unknown architect Charles Garnier, who in 1848 had won the Grand Prix de Rome. Grand Prix de Rome In full Grand Prix de Rome. Any of a group of prizes awarded annually by the French government to encourage and foster artistic talent. Also: a winner of one of these prizes.The award was established by Louis XIV in 1666 for competition by young painters and sculptors. It was extended in 1720 to include architects, and in 1803 to include musicians and engravers; the awards were discontinued in 1968. The winner of the first prize in each category was entitled to a period of study in Rome. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > artist > [noun] > winner of specific prize Prix de Rome1851 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > prize Prix de Rome1851 1851 Times 11 Aug. 3/5 M. Gounod, in spite of the lapse of ten years since the ‘prix de Rome’, was a beginner in the dramatic field of composition. 1889 F. F. Buffen Mus. Celebr. 53 At the age of nineteen Gounod succeeded in gaining the second ‘Prix de Rome’ for his cantata, ‘Marie Stuart et Rizzio’, and in 1839 took the ‘Grand Prix’ with his composition of ‘Fernand’. 1906 W. J. Locke Beloved Vagabond (1907) xvi. 204 ‘You a Prix de Rome, Master?’ ‘Yes, my son, in Architecture.’ 1932 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight (Electronic text) 11 Mar. She won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1920 by a unanimous vote. 1968 ‘S. Jay’ Sleepers can Kill xv. 153 Oh, well, there goes the Prix de Rome. He put the charcoal down. 1992 Independent 27 Oct. 11/3 In the School of Architecture, she graduated in 1929 with first class honours. A Prix de Rome finalist, she also won the Zimmern Travelling Fellowship. < as lemmas |
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