What was the purpose of French salons?

';To please and educate.';





Take a look here; it gives a good overview:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(gath鈥?/a>


http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/form鈥?/a>


http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2鈥?/a>