{"id":343454,"date":"2026-03-20T08:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2026\/03\/in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-awards-first-monaco-villa-medici-art-grant\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:04:54","slug":"in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-awards-first-monaco-villa-medici-art-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/03\/in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-awards-first-monaco-villa-medici-art-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Prince Albert II awards first Monaco\u2013Villa Medici art grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>On 18 March, Prince Albert II personally presented the very first \u201c<i>Prince of Monaco \u2013 Villa Medici<\/i>\u201d creative grant to the French artist Nicolas Daubanes.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>This marks a first in cultural relations between Monaco and Rome. In 2024, the Prince\u2019s Palace and the French Academy in Rome formalised an agreement establishing an annual grant of \u20ac30,000, intended to support an artist in residence at the Villa Medici. Each winner is invited to create an original work by drawing inspiration from the history, architecture and collections of this venue steeped in centuries of creativity. The inaugural ceremony took place this Wednesday at the Prince\u2019s Palace, in the presence of Prince Albert II.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/frederic-nebinger-palais-princier--1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"l&#x2019;Acad&#xE9;mie de France &#xE0; Rome &#x2013; Villa M&#xE9;dicisv.\" class=\"wp-image-343238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/frederic-nebinger-palais-princier--1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/frederic-nebinger-palais-princier--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/frederic-nebinger-palais-princier-.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00a9 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Nebinger \/ Prince\u2019s Palace<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicolas-daubanes-premier-laureat-de-la-bourse\">Nicolas Daubanes, first recipient of the fellowship<\/h2>\n\n<p>Born in 1983, Nicolas Daubanes is a resident at the Villa Medici for the 2024\u20132025 academic year. His work, which encompasses drawing, video and installation, explores the areas of tension between representation and memory. His winning project, <i>Le feu int\u00e9rieur<\/i>, engages in a dialogue with seminal figures of European painting (Granet, Corot, Vel\u00e1zquez) to examine the way in which images transform, fade and endure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lacademie-de-france-a-rome-&#x2013;-villa-medicis-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"l&#x2019;Acad&#xE9;mie de France &#xE0; Rome &#x2013; Villa M&#xE9;dicisv.\" class=\"wp-image-343234\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00a9 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Nebinger \/ Prince\u2019s Palace<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The award also honours a little-known chapter in Monaco\u2019s artistic history. In 1782, the painter Jean-Baptiste Vignali (1762\u20131799), born in Monaco, was admitted to the French Academy in Rome after receiving an award from the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"related\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dlfstIzXbi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/03\/in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-and-princess-charlene-open-the-michelin-guide-ceremony-in-monaco\/\">In pictures: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene open the Michelin Guide ceremony in Monaco<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;In pictures: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene open the Michelin Guide ceremony in Monaco&#8221; &#8212; Monaco Tribune\" 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