Culture

The Prix de Rome (1663-1968) sent French artists to study at the French Academy in Rome, housed in Villa Medici in Lazio since 1803—a verifiable historical program that created sustained cultural exchange between Paris and Rome.

Shakespeare’s works were initially rejected in France but gained acceptance in Paris during the Romantic period, particularly after the 1827 English theatre company performances at the Odéon Theatre, with François-Victor Hugo’s translations (1859-1866) proving crucial to French acceptance.