False, as academic artists were considered equally inventive, as of the other artists of the 18th-19th century.
The Academic art, was a style of painting described as, true-to-life but high minded, realistic painting. This art style is generally associated with, Neo-classical painting.
Some of the pioneers of this art style were;
Peter-Paul Rubens (1577-1640),
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665),
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825),
Jean-Antoine Gros (1771-1835),
J.A.D. Ingres (1780-1867)
Paul Delaroche (1797-1856),
Ernest Meissonier (1815-91),
Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904),
Alexandre Cabanel (1823-89),
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-98),
Thomas Couture (1815-79), and
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905).
The teaching, production and exhibitions of visual arts had been controlled by French Academy, thus it became a holder of the most important key to an artists future,
as no artist could get any kind of official "qualification" or would be allowed to publish his works to public until and unless it get approval from the French Academy.
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