Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts

An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other fine arts, it is one of several Swedish Royal Academies.

It was modeled after French academies of the day as a gathering place for established artists and art connoisseurs.

At the time, the curriculum spanned architecture, graphics, anatomy, theory of perspective, and cultural history.

The late 18th century is considered the first golden age of the Royal Academy, when great artists of the time such as Johan Tobias Sergel were elected as members and also taught there.

[1] The Stockholm Art Association was formed to offer exhibition alternatives, and an Impressionist artists' group known as Opponenterna ('the Opponents') arose as well.