Agathe Arrighi

Agathe Arrighi is a Phd student in Art History at Sorbonne University (Initiative Interculturalités Europe contract), under the supervision of Professor Barthélémy Jobert. She holds a Master’s degree in Art History and Archaeology, in which she studied the concept of copying. First, through the study of the decorative production of Russian artists in Corsica in the first half of the 20th century, then by focusing on the place of copies in Cardinal Fesch’s collection. This research led her to her thesis on the phenomenon of painted copies in 19th-century Europe.

Her residency project focuses on the educational use of copying in the 19th century, through an analysis of this practice in two art training institutions: the Académie de France à Rome and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.The aim is to compile an inventory of their respective collections of copies, examine the use of copying in their training programmes and explore the possible links between these two establishments. This study will enable us to question the specific educational features and theoretical/practical principles relating to copying in these institutions.