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very specific french language/culture question?
(background, not that important: i am doing a research paper for school on the painting "Portrait of Mademoiselle Fiorce in the Ballet 'La Source'", ca. 1867-68. , and the status of ballerinas in france at the time)vvvvvv
tldr: i am reading the museums description of the french painting I'm doing a paper on and the website says the painting was made for the "1868 Salon". I'm looking everywhere but i can't figure out what this means.
really tldr: what is the 1868 Salon? any help would be really appreciated! =)
this is where the paragraph where this term is included is https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/obje...
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- 6 years ago
"Salon" is a word of French (and Italian) provenance that, in its original connotations, meant a large reception room. The "Salon de Paris," which began in 1667, was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. I would assume the painting was made for a Salon de Paris held in 1868.
- Anonymous6 years ago
If you look up Salon (Paris) on Wikipedia, all will become clear!
