Salon de la Rose + Croix. Règles et monitoires

the artist to judge their process, imposes no other program than to make work that is beautiful, noble, and lyrical.

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For the sake of clarity, here are the subjects that are rejected, regardless of the execution, even if it is perfect.

1. History painting that is prosaic and illustrative of manuals, such as the works of Delaroche Paul Delaroche was a popular 19th-century French painter known for literal, often melodramatic historical scenes.;

2. Patriotic and military painting, such as the works of Meissonier, Neuville, and Detaille These artists were famous for their highly detailed and realistic depictions of French military history and battle scenes.;

3. Any representation of contemporary life, whether private or public.

4. Portraits, unless they do not feature contemporary costumes and achieve a sense of style.

5. Any rustic scene;

6. Any landscape, except those composed in the style of Poussin Nicolas Poussin was a 17th-century painter whose landscapes were intellectual, structured, and classical rather than realistic copies of nature..

7. Seascapes and sailors;

8. Anything humorous;

9. Orientalism that is merely picturesque Referring to the 19th-century trend of depicting the Middle East and North Africa as exotic or decorative without deeper meaning.;

10. Any domestic animal or subjects related to sport;

11. Flowers, bodegones still lifes of food or pantry items, fruits, accessories, and other exercises that painters usually have the insolence to exhibit.

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The Order will first favor the Catholic Ideal and mysticism.