(Encyclopedia) École des Beaux-ArtsÉcole des Beaux-Artsākôlˈ dā bōzärˈ [key][Fr.,=school of fine arts], French national school of fine arts, on the Quai Malaquais, Paris, founded in 1648 by Charles…
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