Académie des beaux-arts
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The Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts) is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.

It was created in 1816 as the merger of the:

Currently, the Académie des Beaux-Arts provides several awards including six dedicated prizes :

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Members

The members are grouped into seven sections:

Section I: Painting

The number of members of the Painting section was reduced from 14 to 12 by the decree # 67-778 of 23 August 1967. As a consequence, the #3 and #14 seats were suppressed. Their number was further decreased from 12 to 11 by decree on 16 June 1987. The #12 seat was transferred to section VII. The #1 seat was transferred to section VII in 1998, and their number was decreased from 11 to 10.

Seat #1

This seat was transferred to section VII in 1998.

Seat #2

Seat #3

This seat has been suppressed in 1967.

Seat #4

Seat #5

Seat #6

Seat #7

Seat #8

Seat #9

Seat #10

Seat #11

Seat #12

This seat was transferred to section VII in 1987.

Seat #13

Seat #14

This seat has been suppressed in 1967.

Section VI: Unattached members

Seat #1

Seat #2

Seat #3

Seat #4

Seat #5

Seat #6

Seat #7

Seat #8

Seat #9

Seat #10

Seat #11

Seat created by decree on 18 June 1946

Seat #12

Seat created by decree on 18 June 1946 and suppressed by decree on 28 November 1956.

Seat #13

Seat created by decree on 8 June 1998

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