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Prix de Rome

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Noun1.Prix de Rome - an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome
accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"


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He never achieved the Prix de Rome but was made an Academician by election, without a preliminary trial in Rome; a higher honour, although Watteau had longed for the sojourn in the ease of a warm climate and the chance to widen the limited range of his pictures.
She focuses on their musical achievements rather than their lives and discusses their early compositional development, entries in the Prix de Rome, issues of gender, their impact, and Nadia's reputation.
Upon winning the Prix de Rome for Lie Down in Darkness, Styron received military training in North Carolina during the Korean War and spent an extended time in Europe.
 
 
 
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