Academic Art is the painting and sculpture produced under the influence of the Academies in Europe and especially France, where many artists received their formal training. It is characterized by its highly polished style, its use of mythological or historical subject matter, and its moralistic tone. Neoclassical Art was also closely associated with the Academies. The term "Academic Art" is associated particularly with the French Academy and the 19th century salons at which art was submitted for display and prizes were awarded. Artists such as Jean-Leon Gerome and Bouguereau epitomize this style.

Jean-L¨¦on G¨¦rome French Academic Painter and Sculptor, 1824-1904	Adolphe William Bouguereau French Academic Painter, 1825-1905	Horace Vernet French Academic Painter, 1789-1863	Franz Xavier Winterhalter German Academic Painter, 1805-ca.1873
Ivan Aivazovsky Russian-born Armenian Academic Painter, 1817-1900	Alexandre Cabanel French Academic Painter, 1823-1889	Charles Chaplin French Academic Painter, 1825-1891	Jules-Joseph Lefebvre French Academic Painter, 1836-1911
Hans Makart Austrian Academic Painter, 1840-1884	Emile Munier French Academic Painter, 1840-1895	Giovanni Boldini Italian Academic Painter, 1842-1931	Alexej Harlamoff Russian Academic Painter, 1842-1922
Eugene de Blaas Austrian Academic Painter, 1843-1931	Victor-Gabriel Gilbert French Academic Painter, 1847-1933	Edwin Lord Weeks American Academic Painter, 1849-1903	Delphin Enjolras French Academic Painter, 1857-1945
Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Soulacroix Italian Academic Painter, 1858-1933	Hans Zatzka Austrian Academic Painter, 1859-1949	and Many more academic artists click here