Pierre Monier
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Pierre Monier or Mosnier was a French painter and art historian.
Portrait by Robert Tournières, 1702
La Conquête de la Toison d'Or ("The Conquest of the Golden Fleece") (1664)
Dîmant au temple ("Tithing in the Temple") (year unknown)
Prix de Rome
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The Prix de Rome or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were award
Pierre Monier
…painter and art historian. Mosnier was born in Blois. His father Jean Monier was also painter, and was his first teacher. In 1664, he won the inaugural Prix de Rome for his painting la Conquête de la Toison d’Or ("The Conquest of the Golden Fleece"). In 1665, he travelled to Rome to continue his studies at the…
Palazzo Mancini, Rome, the seat of the Académie since 1725. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1752.
The Villa Medici as it looks today.
1931 winners: René Andrei (right) shared second price with Hélène Bouley-Hue (middle), while Louis Leygue (left) won.
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