Academy of Fine Arts of Florence
The Accademia di Belle Arti seen from Piazza San Marco
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| Type | Academy of fine arts |
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| Established | 1563 |
| President | Luciano Modica |
| Director | Eugenio Cecioni |
| Students | more than 1200 |
| Location |
Florence, Tuscany, Italy 43°46′39″N 11°15′33″E / 43.7775°N 11.2592°ECoordinates: 43°46′39″N 11°15′33″E / 43.7775°N 11.2592°E |
| Website | accademia |
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze ("academy of fine arts of Florence") is an instructional art academy in Florence, in Tuscany, in central Italy.
It was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1563, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. Michelangelo Buonarroti, Benvenuto Cellini and other significant artists have been associated with it.
Like other state art academies in Italy, it became an autonomous degree-awarding institution under law no. 508 dated 21 December 1999, and falls under the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, the Italian ministry of education and research.
The adjacent (but unaffiliated) Galleria dell'Accademia houses the original David by Michelangelo.
The Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno, or "academy and company of the arts of drawing", was founded on 13 January 1563 by Cosimo I de' Medici, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. It was made up of two parts: the Company was a kind of guild for all working artists, while the Academy was a more select group of artists resonsible for supervision of artistic production in the Medici state. At first, the Academy met in the cloisters of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata.
Artists including Michelangelo Buonarroti, Lazzaro Donati, Francesco da Sangallo, Agnolo Bronzino, Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari, Bartolomeo Ammannati, and Giambologna were members. Most members of the Accademia were male. Artemisia Gentileschi was the first woman to be admitted; Angelika Kauffmann became a member in 1762.
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