The Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti is an institution for the promulgation of

science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

and

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in all forms, in the exclusive interest of promoting social solidarity, located in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...

, northern

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. The Ateneo Veneto is made up of 300 members resident in the city and in the

province of Venice The Province of Venice (''Provincia di Venezia'') was a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital was the city of Venice. It had an area of 2,467 km2, and a total population of 846,962 (2011). The province became the Met ...

, elected by the Assembly, which is also responsible for appointing the Chairman and the Academic Council. Honorary, Non-Resident and Foreign Members, elected by the Assembly also participate in the life of the Ateneo. The Ateneo Veneto was formed on 12 January 1812 through the merger of the Società Veneta di Medicina, the Accademia dei Filareti, and the Accademia Veneta Letteraria pursuant to a decree of

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

dated 25 December 1810. The first chairman was Leopoldo Cicognara. It was the Ateneo Veneto that saw the first stirrings of Venetian liberalism, with speeches by

Daniele Manin Daniele Manin (13 May 180422 September 1857) was an Italian patriot, statesman and leader of the Risorgimento in Venice. Many Italian historians consider him to be an important figure in Italian unification. Early and family life left, House i ...

, who was President of the short-lived

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from 1848 to 1849, and by

Niccolò Tommaseo Niccolò Tommaseo (; 9 October 1802 – 1 May 1874) was a Dalmatian linguist, journalist and essayist, the editor of a ''Dizionario della Lingua Italiana'' in eight volumes (1861–74), of a dictionary of synonyms (1830) and other works. He is ...

. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries the Ateneo Veneto acted as a forum for debates on crucial matters for the city in the fields of culture, science, art, literature, medicine, politics, economics and law. Such free discussions on major issues have continued to characterize the Ateneo Veneto, testifying to its civic, social and cultural commitment. Pediment and '' Madonna and Angels'' 1584 crowning the facade by Alessandro Vittoria

History

Originally the building hosted a

confraternity A confraternity ( es, cofradía; pt, confraria) is generally a Christian voluntary association of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy. They are most c ...

, the ''Scuola di San Fantin'', also known as the ''Scuola di San Girolamo'' or ''Scuola di Santa Maria e di San Girolamo'' (devoted to justice), as stated in the official documents of the Venetian Republic, more commonly referred to as "di San Fantin" or "dei picai" ("of the hanged men"). During the sixteenth century a number of great architects, painters and sculptors of the Baroque and Mannerist schools embarked upon a major reconstruction of the Scuola; by the beginning of the seventeenth century the building was more or less as one sees it now. The church on the ground-floor is now the conference-hall. The albergo, on the first floor, is a reading-room: around 1664 the albergo piccolo was added (now the "Sala Tommaseo"), as was the new sacristy on the ground floor (now a meeting-room). On the top floor is the library which contains around 40,000 volumes, some of them of inestimable historic and artistic value. The art-collection, with works by

Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed wit ...

, Veronese,

Palma il Giovane Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

Antonio Zanchi Antonio Zanchi (; 6 December 1631 – 12 April 1722) was an Italians, Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in Venice, but his prolific works can also be seen in Padova, Treviso, Rovigo, Verona, Vicenza, Loreto, Brescia, Milano, and ...

Francesco Fontebasso ''Allegory of Faith'' (v.1750) San Zanipolo Venice Francesco Fontebasso (4 October 1707 – 31 May 1769) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. He first apprenticed with Sebastiano Ricci, but was strongly influ ...

Pietro Longhi Pietro Longhi (1702 or November 5, 1701 – May 8, 1785) was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life. Biography Pietro Longhi was born in Venice in the parish of Saint Maria, first child of the silversmith Alessandro Falca and ...

and Alessandro Vittoria, is also extremely valuable. The Ateneo Veneto, a

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, institution of science, literature and arts, is committed to making full use of its historical and artistic heritage (the building, art-collection and library) and to the pursuit of cultural activities (scholarly studies, courses in history, science, literature and art, lectures, conferences, theatrical, musical and cinematic events, exhibitions and the Torta Prize for restoration) and social initiatives (hosting local associations and committees without their own premises, collaborating with the institutions of the city, co-organizing University courses for senior citizens held at the Ateneo Veneto, contributing to the cultural education of young students and scholars through subsidized training-courses in the library and the Ateneo Veneto, and co-operating with the city's cultural organizations). It will continue to expand its services, including recreational activities connected with the above-mentioned initiatives, using the Internet and multi-media facilities.

Presidents

*1811–1817 Leopoldo Cicognara *1817–1822

Francesco Aglietti Francesco Aglietti (1 November 1757 Brescia – 3 May 1836 Venezia) was an Italian physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who pr ...

*1822–1826

Carlo Antonio Gambara Carlo Antonio Gambara was an Italian mandolinist and composer in the early 19th century. He composed works during a time when interest in mandolin music was stagnant. He was also a knight of the Order of the Couronne de Fer, born a nobleman. He a ...

*1826–1832

Carlo Pietro Biaggi Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...

*1832–1842

Leonardo Manin Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. People Notable people with the name include: * Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist ...

*1842–1845

Daniele Renier Daniele is an Hebrew male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. Men with the given name Daniele * Daniele Bracciali (born 1978), Italian tennis player * ...

*1845–1848 Leonardo Manin *1848–1851

Andrea Giovannelli Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...

*1851–1853

Bartolomeo Bizio Bartolomeo Bizio (30 October 1791 - 27 September 1862) was an Italian chemist and a pioneer of microbiology who examined bloody spots on polenta and recognized them as being caused by a microorganism that he named as ''Serratia'' after the Florenti ...

*1853–1857 Giovanni Querini Stampalia *1857–1860 Alvise Francesco Mocenigo *1860–1862 Gerolamo Dandolo *1862–1865 Antonio Berti *1865–1868 Giacinto Namias *1868–1869 Giovanni Minotto *1869–1872 Giuseppe Calucci *1872–1876 Giuseppe Maria Malvezzi *1876–1882 Demetrio Busoni *1882–1886 Domenico Giuriati *1886–1890 Paulo Fambri *1890–1891 Angelo Minich *1891–1896 Paulo Fambri *1896–1898 Marco Diena *1898–1902 Ajessandro Pascolato *1902–1907 Filippo Nani Mocenigo *1907–1911 Luigi Carlo Stivanello *1911–1915 Filippo Nani Mocenigo *1915–1919 Ferruccio Truffi *1919–1921 Davide Giordano *1921–1925 Giuseppe Jona *1925–1929 Davide Giordano *1929–1933 Giovanni Bordiga *1934–1938 Luigi Marangoni *1938–1942 Davide Giordano *1942–1947 Carlo Alberto Dell'Agnola *1947–1951 Ernesto Pietriboni *1951–1955 Antonio Romani *1955–1958 Arturo Pompeati *1958–1963 Giacomo Giorgio Tosoni Gradenigo *1963–1967 Enzo Milner *1967–1971 Sandro Marconi *1971–1975 Pietro Zampetti *1975–1979 Giuseppe La Monaca *1979–1983 Sergio Perosa *1983–1988 Alessandro Bettagno *1988–1993 Cartlo Rubbia *1993–1996

Giovanni Castellani Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani O.F.M. (13 April 1888 – 30 August 1953) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who became an archbishop in 1929 and led jurisdictions in Greece and Ethiopia. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy ...

*1996–2001 Giannantonio Paladini *2001–2005 Alfredo Bianchini *2005–2009 Antonio Alberto Semi *2009–2013 Michele Gottardi *2013 (incumbent) Guido Vittorio Zucconi

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