The Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma is a public
tertiary
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The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...
academy
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
of art in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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, Italy. It was founded in the sixteenth century, but the present institution dates from the time of the
unification of Italy
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and the
capture of Rome
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by the
Kingdom of Italy
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in 1870.
History
The Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome originates from the
Accademia di San Luca
The Accademia di San Luca (the "Academy of Saint Luke") is an Italian academy of artists in Rome. The establishment of the Accademia de i Pittori e Scultori di Roma was approved by papal brief in 1577, and in 1593 Federico Zuccari became its fir ...
("academy of Saint Luke"), an association of painters, sculptors and architects founded in the latter part of the sixteenth century on the initiative of
Girolamo Muziano
Girolamo Muziano or Mutiani (c. 1532 – 1592), was an Italian painter, one of the most prominent artists active in Rome in the mid-to-late sixteenth century.
Life
He was born in Acquafredda, near Brescia, but active mainly in Rome.
The accou ...
and
Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/1541August 6, 1609), was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.
Biography
Zuccaro was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino (Marche).
His docum ...
.
[ The Scuola Libera del Nudo ("free school of the nude") for the teaching of life-drawing, was opened in 1754, and still exists; it offers free courses outside the academic framework of the academy.][
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma was re-founded following the capture of Rome in 1870, after which Rome became the capital of Italy. After a petition from 50 artists requested a reform of the institution, which had previously been under ]Papal
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authority, all teaching staff were replaced and the academy was effectively nationalised.[ The name was at first Regia Accademia di Belle Arti denominata di San Luca, then Istituto di Belle Arti, and then was changed to Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. Like other state art academies in Italy, it falls under the ]Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca
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, the Italian ministry of education and research.[
]
See also
* List of academies of fine art in Italy
This is a list of the tertiary-level schools or academies of fine art in Italy that are recognised by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, the Italian ministry of higher education.
Accademie di Belle Arti
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References
Art schools in Italy
Schools in Rome
Culture in Rome
Rome R. IV Campo Marzio
Educational institutions established in the 16th century
Educational institutions established in 1870
1870 establishments in Italy
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