Royal Academy or Royal Academy of Arts
- Royal Academy or Royal Academy of Arts
(RA)
In 1769, under the patronage of Britain's King George III, the Royal Academy met for its first session. The official title of this elite institution is "Royal Academy in London for the Purpose of Cultivating and Improving the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture," but most people who know it, including its members, simply call it "The R.A." The painters among the R.A.'s founding members were its first president, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), the portraitist Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), the landscapist Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), and Benjamin West (1738-1820), an American of the colonial period, who became president upon Reynolds' death. Members of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) are known as "associates", or more formally, "Associate of the Royal Academy" (ARA), and often place the initials "ARA" after their signatures. The Royal Academy owns a collection of masterful works produced by its members since the 18th century, and displays this collection in its galleries. Also see academy, artists' organizations, English art, history painting, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism.
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Royal Academy of Arts in London — [ rɔɪəl ə kædəmi əv ɑːts ɪn lʌndən], 1768 von König Georg II. gegründete königliche Akademie der Künste in England; Sitz: London. Die Mitgliedschaft ist auf 40 Maler, Bildhauer und Architekten beschränkt; seit 1769 jährlich Sommer , seit 1870… … Universal-Lexikon
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Royal Academy of Arts — ➡ Royal Academy * * * Britain s national academy of art. It was founded in 1768 by George III. Its first president (1768–92) was Joshua Reynolds. The number of its members, who are selected by members and associates, is fixed at 40; members names … Universalium
Royal Academy of Arts — Royal Academy La Royal Academy est une institution artistique britannique, située à Londres, dans Piccadilly. Elle a été fondée en 1768. Présidents Président Mandat Sir Joshua Reynolds 1768–1792 Benjamin West 1792–1805 James Wyatt 1805–1806… … Wikipédia en Français
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS — in London; was instituted in 1768 by George III. as a result of a memorial presented to him by 29 members who had seceded from The Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain (founded 1765); for some years received grants from the privy… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Royal Academy of Arts — noun an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain • Syn: ↑Royal Academy • Hypernyms: ↑academy, ↑honorary society … Useful english dictionary
