In 1906, halfway through a
Prix de Rome scholarship, he again visited Paris (Fig.
DAUGHTER of a Russian princess, sister of one of the 20th-century's most formidable musicians, first-ever female winner of the Paris Conservatoire's prestigious
Prix de Rome, and with Asteroid 1181 Lilith subsequently named in her honour.
In 1887 one of French composer Claude Debussy's assignments as a
Prix de Rome scholar at the Villa Medici was to send back to the Fine Arts Academy in France an orchestral score so his benefactors could judge his professional progress.
He received the first
Prix de Rome and the first Fulbright/Hays grant ever awarded to a photographer, two Guggenheim fellowships and three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
He was accepted into the renowned Ecole des BeauxArts in 1844 where he worked fervently to win the prestigious
Prix de Rome. Carpeaux finally won the prize for sculpture in 1854, then in 1856 moved to Rome, where he found inspiration in classical antiquities and the Italian masters, especially the works of Michelangelo.
Until January 26
Prix de Rome: Christian Friedrich, FaIke Pisano, Remco Torenbosch, and Ola Vasiljeva
Debussy won the Grand
Prix de Rome in 1884, at just 22 years of age for his cantata L'Enfant prodigue (The Prodigal Child).
Debussy, at the age of 22 years, won the Grand
Prix de Rome with his cantata L'Enfant prodigue (The Prodigal Child), the Independent reports.
His work was selected to represent Canada at the 2010 Venice Biennale for Architecture, and he has been recognized by the
Prix de Rome in Architecture, VIDA 11.0, FEI DAD, two Governor General's Awards, and as a Katerva finalist.
In 1934 he was also awarded the coveted Grand
prix de Rome for his oratorio Legende de Roukmani.