. . "The Prix de Rome (pronounced: [p\u0281i d\u0259 \u0281\u0254m]) was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.Winners were given a bursary that let them stay in Rome for three to five years at the expense of the state. The prize was extended to architecture in 1720, music in 1803 and engraving in 1804.The prestigious award was suppressed in 1968 by Andr\u00E9 Malraux, the Minister of Culture."@en .