Below is a glossary article post in the category S which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Salon based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Salon
So, what is actually meant by Salon?
Initially the name of the official art exhibition organized by the France Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture (Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture) and his successor The Academy of Fine Arts (Académie des Beaux Arts))).
Explanation of Salon
From 1725 the exhibition was held in a room called Salon Carré in Louvre and was known only as a salon. This then led to the term generic French ‘salon’ for large mixed arts exhibitions. In the middle of the nineteenth century the academy had become very conservative, and with their great exhibition monopoly against the wave of innovation that increased in their naturalism, realism, impressionism and successors.
Around 1860 the number of artists issued from the official salon became so large and the scandal in such a way that in 1863 the government was forced to form an alternative, to accommodate the rejected artists. This is known as Salon Des Refusés. Three further salons des refuse were held in 1874, 1875 and 1886.
In 1884, Salon Des Indépendents was founded by Neo-Impressionists, Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, along with Odilon Redon, as an alternative exhibition for innovative or anti-academic arts. This held an annual exhibition until the beginning of the first world war.
In 1903, Salon D’Latomne was established, as well as an alternative exhibition for innovation artists. It was there that Fauvism became a public concern in 1905. Salon D’nitute continued to be held in Paris every year.
Since then in the salon has become a generic French term for a large mixed exhibition.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix S, as well as terms associated with S.
Meaning of Salon in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Salon.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Salon (Indonesian), Salon (Java), and Saljan kitu in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = SALON.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Salon.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix S. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=salon
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=salon
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