A Session of the Painting Jury | |
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Artist | Henri Gervex |
Year | c. 1883 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 300 cm × 419 cm (120 in × 165 in) |
Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
A Session of the Painting Jury is an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Henri Gervex, probably from c. 1883. The painting, a piece of official art during the Third Republic, shows a meeting of the painting jury of the Salon, the official exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, in 1883.[1][2][3]