Prix de Rome

1 9.9

An annual prize from the French government that lets artists, architects, and musicians study in Rome

noun
/pri də roʊm/

: Premio de Roma

She had been awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1983, which entitled her to a private studio in this European art capital for one year, sponsored by the American Academy.
Prix de Rome fellowship

Examples

Yet only at the École could one hope to find eminent masters and influential sponsors, be supported for the Salon, the annual official exhibition of art chosen by jury, and have a chance at the Prix de Rome.

Academic text (1995)
In 1982, Schmidt won the Prix de Rome in painting and left in September for the American Academy in Rome, Italy.
Boucher recognized his pupil's talent and, after four years, urged the young man to submit a canvas to the French Royal Academy in the competition for the Prix de Rome.

Synonyms

prize

vsPrix de Rome

5 3.7

Of very high quality and often the best in a contest

is a yearly government grant that pays for study time in Rome

Surface Forms

Prix de Rome singular

Morphology

Prix + de + Rome

The phrase literally composes as 'prize' + 'of' + 'Rome', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes an award associated with Rome. However, the full, culturally specific sense (a French annual prize granting study in Rome to artists/architects/musicians) is a named institution and not predictable from the parts alone, so only partial transparency applies.

Etymology

Prix de Rome comes from a real French award that sent young artists to live and study in Rome. Because Prix means prize and Rome is the city, the name became a short way to say 'an award that gives time to study in Rome'.