A Day in The Life: A Student at the 19th-Century French Academy

A Day in The Life: A Student at the 19th-Century French Academy
“A Session of the Painting Jury,” before 1885 by Henri Gervex. Oil on Canvas, 118.11 inches by 164.88 inches. Musée d’Orsay, France. Public Domain
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Every day, we wake up and we hurry to our jobs or to school. We become part of a routine that seems to encapsulate us. In this series, we will take a moment from our hectic, fast-paced world, step outside of our routine, and imagine what life may have been like across cultures and eras.
“Artist and Journalist Rob Wagner Training at the Academie Julian in 1903,” in 1903.
“Artist and Journalist Rob Wagner Training at the Academie Julian in 1903,” in 1903.
Eric Bess
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Eric Bess, Ph.D., is a fine artist, a writer on art-related topics, and an assistant professor at Fei Tian College in Middletown, New York.
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