The Academy Gallery or the Academy Museum (Gallerie dell'Accademia) is an art museum in Venice, which is famous for Venetian art with works by Titian, Canaletto, Bellini, Tintoretto and others.
The architectural complex, which today houses the Large Galleries of the Academy, consists of several historical buildings: the former church of Santa Maria della Carit (Chiesa di Santa Maria della Carit), its monastery and the spaces of the eponymous Scuola Grande.
The museum is located on the south bank of the Grand Canal, near the Bridge of the Academy (Ponte dell'Accademia).
The history of the museum dates back to 1750, when the Venetian Senate, heeding the petition of Giovanni Baptiste Piazzetta, established the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts (L'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia) - a school of painting, sculpture and architecture, with the aim of creating an educational institution that would make Venice one of the centers of art education in Italy (on a par with Rome, Florence, Milan and Bologna).
A little more than two hundred and fifty years after its foundation, the Venice Academy of Fine Arts left its historical headquarters in the church and monastery, in which the Academy's Galleries remained to accommodate the heritage in full.
Collections of the Academy Gallery
The Academy Gallery is the largest art museum in Venice, which houses the largest collection of paintings by artists of the Venetian school of painting who worked in the 14th and 19th centuries.
Among the main artists represented in the gallery are Tintoretto, Giambattista Pittoni, Titian, Canaletto, Giorgione, Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Cima da Conegliano and Veronese.
Among the most ancient legacies:
"The Annunciation", Giambattista Pittoni 1757,
"Tempest" ("Thunderstorm"), Giorgione circa 1508,
Portrait of an old woman, Giorgione 1506,
Pieta, Giovanni Bellini circa 1505,
"The presentation of the Doge's ring", Paris Bordone circa 1535,
Pieta, Titian of 1576,
Giant painting "Feast in the house of Levi", Paolo Veronese (better known as Veronese) 1573,
Tintoretto's works: "The Miracle of St. Mark" in 1548, "The Removal from the Cross" around 1560, "The Abduction of the body of St. Mark" in the 1560s and others.
The museum also houses other art forms such as sculptures, plaster casts and graphics, including Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Vitruvian Man", which is exhibited only on special occasions.
Practical information
The museum hosts temporary exhibitions and events.
Entrance to the Academy Gallery is paid. Children under 18 are free of charge.
In case of temporary exhibitions, the ticket price may change.
Entrance to the museum is free every first Sunday of the month.
Opening hours of the gallery, ticket prices, free days of visits, collections, exhibitions and other information, we recommend checking on the official website of the Academy Gallery: gallerieaccademia.it.
Address of the Academy Gallery: Campo della Carita, 1050, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy.
Coordinates of the Academy Gallery: 45°25'52.0"N 12°19'41.0"E (45.431111, 12.328056).
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