École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris
Paris, France
Visitor Information
Museum Address
14 rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
Paris, France
Ticket Prices
Varies (educational institution)
Featured Artists
3 artists in database
The École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts traces its origins to 1648, when Cardinal Mazarin founded the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. After the Revolution abolished royal academies, the institution reformed as the École des Beaux-Arts in 1819. Since 1816, it has occupied the former Convent of the Petits-Augustins on Paris's Left Bank, a site that had sheltered medieval and Renaissance monuments rescued from revolutionary destruction.
While primarily a teaching institution, the École conserves approximately 450,000 works of art assembled over centuries to train students. The collection includes paintings by Ingres, Jacques-Louis David, and Paul Delaroche, whose massive hemicycle mural adorns the main amphitheater. Prints and drawings from the 16th through 18th centuries provided students with models of composition. The Palais des Études courtyard displays architectural fragments, and temporary exhibitions occasionally open to the public.
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris in Paris, France houses 8 masterpieces in our database, including works by Jacques-Louis David, Paul Delaroche and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Notable works include Hémicycle (section 3) and Hémicycle (section 2).
Famous Works at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris
Browse 8 notable artworks in our database. Click any work to see details and plan your visit.
Visiting École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris
Ingres's Ambassadors (a Prix de Rome winner) and Paul Delaroche's famous Hemicycle mural. Jacques-Louis David's works are in the Neoclassical section.
Yes, but access is limited to temporary exhibitions and certain public events. The permanent collection isn't always on view. Delaroche's Hemicycle in the main amphitheater is the highlight when accessible.
On Rue Bonaparte in the 6th arrondissement, steps from the Seine on the Left Bank. The Saint-Germain-des-Pres metro is closest. David's Neoclassical works influenced generations of students here.
Neoclassicism and Academic Art were the school's backbone for centuries. Ingres and David both championed the classical tradition. The Prix de Rome sent top students to Italy.
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