Peers and Experts
What Gave the Salon Jury Its Legitimacy (1791–1880)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6416567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Dupin De Beyssat (0000-0002-3829-3684, corresponding author) |
| Translators | Alba Simaku |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2490-9424 • E-ISSN: 2490-9424 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/15bkn |
| OpenAlex | W4417202536 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This article offers an analysis of the jury of the Exposition de peinture et de sculpture—the foremost artistic event of the nineteenth century—in order to examine how its legitimacy was constructed and maintained, despite the many transformations that were reshaping the artistic field at the time. Drawing on a study of the various methods of jury composition implemented by the fine arts administration and the profiles of the 167 individuals who served as jurors between 1791 and 1880, the present work highlights the jury’s remarkable adaptability—contrary to a historiography that tends to portray it as a conservative, biased institution incapable of acknowledging artistic innovation. The diverse selection mechanisms adopted over the course of the nineteenth century indeed made it increasingly possible to incorporate into the jury artists, who more accurately reflected the genres and styles actually shown at the Salon, along with experts representative of new ways of evaluating art
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |