▁Italian ▁master ▁draw ings ▁could ▁be ▁as cert ained , ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁made ▁an ▁associate , ▁then ▁an ▁honor ary ▁( 1 7 5 7 ) ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁royale ▁de ▁peint ure ▁et ▁de ▁sculpt ure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 4 - 6 5 ▁he ▁got ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁dispute ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁the ▁Gazette ▁litt éra ire ▁de ▁l ' Europe ▁with ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Pir an esi , ▁whom ▁Mar iet te ▁adm ired ▁greatly ▁as ▁an ▁artist , ▁over ▁Pir an esi ' s ▁po lem ical ▁stand ▁that ▁the ▁magnific ence ▁of ▁Roman ▁art ▁derived ▁from ▁its ▁E tr us can ▁roots , ▁rather ▁than ▁from ▁its ▁Greek ▁borrow ings ▁▁ ▁Mar iet te ' s ▁circle ▁of ▁friends ▁was ▁large , ▁included ▁Andre - Char les ▁B oul le ▁and ▁was ▁broad ▁enough ▁to ▁define ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁art ▁con no isseur ship ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁his ▁time , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁circle ▁he ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁pro dig ious ▁collection ▁Pierre - An to ine ▁Cro zat , ▁where ▁besides ▁artists ▁like ▁Antoine ▁Wat te au ▁and ▁the ▁classic izing ▁sculpt or ▁Ed mé ▁B ouch ardon , ▁Mar iet te ▁met ▁the ▁abb é ▁de ▁Mar oul le ▁and ▁the ▁comte ▁de ▁C ay lus , ▁who ▁helped ▁sh ar pen ▁his ▁eye . ▁ ▁Mar iet te ▁married ▁Ang é lique - C atherine ▁Do yen ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 4 .