The Paris Salon and Neoclassical taste (1765–1830)

1. Salon becomes Paris’s central public exhibition

   Jan 1, 1747Labels: Salon Louvre

   • Louvre Salon

2. Diderot’s Salon writing strengthens art criticism

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: Denis Diderot

   • Salon 1765
   • Stanford SEP

3. Prix de Rome system reinforces classical training

   Jan 1, 1766Labels: Prix de

   • Britannica

4. Salon of 1785 showcases David’s breakthrough

   Aug 25, 1785Labels: Jacques-Louis David

   • Britannica Horatii
   • Smarthistory

5. Salon of 1787 elevates moralizing classical subjects

   Aug 25, 1787Labels: Death of

   • Salon 1787
   • Louvre Carr

6. Louvre redesign improves Salon viewing conditions

   Jan 1, 1789Labels: Salon Carr

   • Louvre Carr

7. David’s “Brutus” links Neoclassical art to politics

   Aug 25, 1789Labels: The Lictors

   • Louvre Brutus
   • Brutus wiki

8. Revolution suspends the Royal Academy’s control

   Aug 8, 1793Labels: Acad mie

   • Acad mie wiki
   • Scholarly Soc

9. Institut National reorganizes arts after academy abolition

   Oct 25, 1795Labels: Institut National

   • Institut France
   • Scholarly Soc

10. Napoleon uses the Salon as an imperial stage

    Oct 22, 1808Labels: Napoleon Bonaparte

    • Louvre 1808

11. By 1830, Salon taste turns beyond Neoclassicism

    Dec 31, 1830Labels: Salon taste

    • Louvre Carr
    • Institut France
    • Britannica Liberty

12. Romantic painting gains ground at the 1831 Salon

    Jun 1, 1831Labels: Liberty Leading

    • Britannica Liberty
    • Salon 1831