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  Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was taken for granted at the outset that all the members of the Accademia were male; when the Accademia welcomed Artemisia Gentileschi to membership, it was a signal honor to a woman.
The Accademia, and the adjoining Gallery still occupy the premises that were assigned in via Ricasoli, a former convent and hospice.
The sculpture was allegedly brought to the Accademia for reasons of conservation, although other factors were involved in its move from its previous outdoor location on Piazza della Signoria.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Accademia_dell'_Arte_del_Disegno   (435 words)

  
 Accademia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Accademia di Belle Arti is Venice’s school of art and is uniformly known throughout Venice as the Accademia.
Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the vaporetto water bus.
The Accademia was moved to its present premises in 1807 at the order of the Napoleonic occupying forces.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Accademia   (339 words)

  
 1584 - Lucca - Accademia Lucchese di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti - History of Scholarly Societies
Accademia Lucchese (1985) p.11 indicates that the Accademia was known from 1584 to 1805 as the Accademia degli Oscuri.
Accademia Lucchese (1985) p.12 also indicates that this was followed by the Bourbon dukedom (1817-1847) with Maria-Luisa di Borbone-Parma and her son Principe Carlo Ludovico, who became perpetual president of the Accademia, and desired to restore the former name of Accademia Lucchese di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti adding to it the designation Reale.
Accademia Lucchese (1985) p.13 indicates that the perpetual presidency of the Accademia passed to the Granduca di Toscana, Leopoldo II, and afterwards, with the advent of the Kingdom of Italy, to the royalty in the House of Savoy.
www.scholarly-societies.org /history/1584alsla.html   (731 words)

  
 Accademia della Danza - Main
Accademia della Danza is a group within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) that exists to encourage and promote dance from the Mediæval and Rennaisance periods, about 600 to 1600 CE.
Accademia was founded around 1992 to pursue style practice, reconstruction research, and performance.
Reconstruction: The original incarnation of Accademia was more actively involved in reconstruction than we have been of late; reconstructions they generated are available for Leoncello Novo and Daphnes.
danza.arberth.com   (395 words)

  
 Accademia di Belle Arti & Michelangelo's David, Florence Italy
The Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno (Academy of Design) of Florence was the first academy of drawing in Europe.
When the Accademia welcomed Artemisia Gentileschi to membership, it was a signal honor to a woman.
To protect it from damage, in 1873 it was moved to the Accademia Gallery in Florence, where it attracts many visitors.
www.magicaljourneys.com /Italy/italy-attractions-central-tuscany-david.html   (980 words)

  
 Accademia Italiana della Cucina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Accademia was founded in Milan in 1953 and was established as a cultural institution of the Italian Republic in 2003.
For more than fifty years now the Accademia has been working intensively for the valorisation, research and broadening of knowledge of the Italian gastronomical culture.
And tradition, as it is conceived by the Accademia, naturally likewise allows for an exchange with the cultures of other peoples.
pages.sbcglobal.net /romanini/Why.html   (138 words)

  
 ACCADEMIA House bed and breakfast - florence, Italy. florence Bed and Breakfast Inns.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Accademia House is a warm and welcoming B&B right in the heart of the historical centre of Florence.
It is located on the first floor of a building dating back to 1500 AD and was once the dining room of the convent of Santa Maria della Neve, thus providing an unexpected and unique architectural structure.
Accademia House offers the perfect location at a reasonable price to experience Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /italy/accademia-house-page.html   (342 words)

  
 Accademia dei Lincei
The Accademia dei Lincei was founded in 1603 by Federico Cesi, the son of the Duke of Acquasparta, and a member of an important family from Rome.
Pope Gregory XVI suggested in 1838 refounding the Academy as 'Accademia Pontificia dei Nuovi Lincei' (The Pontifical Academy of the New Lynxes), but this did not happen until 1847 when Pope Pius IX revived the Academy.
Bellavitis became a member of the Accademia dei Lincei in 1879, D'Ovidio was elected in 1883, Bianchi in 1893, and Beltrami became a member of the Accademia dei Lincei, serving as president of the Academy in 1898.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Societies/Lincei.html   (699 words)

  
 1718 - Palermo - Accademia Palermitana del Buon Gusto - History of Scholarly Societies
Maylender 1926-1930, v.1, p.463 indicates that, in some sense, this Academy had as predecessors the Accademia degli Accesi (1568-1581) [see Maylender 1926-1930, v.1, pp.28-34] and the Accademia degli Riaccesi (1622-1682) [ Maylender 1926-1930, v.4, pp.430-438].
Maylender 1926-1930, v.1, p.467 indicates that in 1830 the Academy was placed under the protection of Leopoldo Conte di Siracusa, the brother of Ferdinando II.
gives the volume numbering for this sequence of the journal; it also gives the title as Atti della Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Arti di Palermo [that is, with the seventh word as "e" rather than "ed" as the record in the Univ.
www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /society/history/1718apbg.html   (777 words)

  
 Italy: Accademia Italiana Florence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Are you interested in art, design, Italian language, Italian culture and being integrated with Italian and international students in the classroom?  If so, Accademia Italiana in Florence is an ideal choice for you.
The Accademia Italiana is located directly across from the famous Pitti Palace in Florence's Oltrarno district, just steps away from the Ponte Vecchio, Galleria degli Uffizi, numerous art galleries, fashion boutiques and monuments of international acclaim.
Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance movement and you may find Florentines are fiercely and justifiably proud of their place in history.
www.arcadia.edu /cea/index.aspx?id=1878   (471 words)

  
 The Accademia Bridge in Venice - Vacation Idea.com
The Accademia Bridge is a wooden bridge that crosses the Grand Canal in Venice.
The Accademia Bridge was initially built on a temporary basis out of wood in 1932.
Tha area around the Accademia Bridge on the Grand Canal is home to the Accademia galleries and the Peggy Guggenheim collection.
www.vacationidea.com /venice/accademia_bridge.html   (162 words)

  
 Reale Accademia di Musica
Reale Accademia di Musica derived from a very popular band from Rome, I Fholks, that in their four-year career also supported Jimi Hendrix, but just managed to release a single.
Produced again by Maurizio Vandelli, Reale Accademia di Musica is a good work, though not particularly original, dominated by the keyboards of Federico Troiani and with good vocal parts by the spanish singer Topel.
The last appearance of Reale Accademia di Musica was as backing band for Nada on her 1975 album, 1930: Il domatore delle scimmie.
www.italianprog.com /a_realeaccademia.htm   (489 words)

  
 The Accademia and Michelangelo's David, Florence, Italy - information and booking.
The Accademia del Disegno was the first academy of drawing in Europe, and was founded in the middle of the sixteenth century by Vasari, Bronzino and Ammannati.
The piece was intended as a monumental work, a testimony to the city's republican pride, not one for close confinement, but was moved to the Accademia in 1873 (from outside the Palazzo Vecchio, where a replica now stands) to protect it from the ravages of time and the weather.
Viewed as a gallery piece, David looks odd; his upper body and head are both out of proportion, and out of keeping with the Renaissance obsession with the perfect harmony of form and proportion.
www.tickitaly.com /galleries/accademia.php   (443 words)

  
 1657 - Florence - Accademia del Cimento - History of Scholarly Societies
A date of 1657 is also supported by the brief history page of the Accademia del Cimento.
The Accademia marked the "beginning of modern physics," according to p.89 of Ornstein.
This location is supported by the brief history page of the Accademia del Cimento.
www.scholarly-societies.org /history/1657ac.html   (607 words)

  
 l'accademia
L' Accademia del Teatro is an advanced training school for lyric opera signers, located in Cagli.
L' Accademia founded in 1992 invites students from all over the globe to hone their skills through a rigorous curriculum.
Success at L' Accademia del Teatro depends not only on voice quality, but on dedication to learning the right vocal techniques.
www.loyola.edu /communication/cagliweb/2002/art_culture/accademia.html   (516 words)

  
 Accademia B&B - Bed and Breakfast - Dorsoduro - Venice
We are located close to the boat stop "Accademia".
You can park even in front of the station of Mestre and then catch a train for Venice S.Lucia (8 min).
82 and get off at the "Accademia" stop (about 25 minutes), and in a few steps you will reach us.
www.veniceby.com /accademiabb/pages/reach.htm   (261 words)

  
 Antares Accademia Hotel - Discount Milan Hotel Reservations
The Antares Accademia Hotel, Milan, is located just off the monumental centre, adjacent to Castello Sforzesco, and only 10 minutes walk to Duomo Square, the magnificent cathadral and its sophisticated fashion and craft shops.
Drive time from Linate Airport to the Antares Accademia Hotel is approximately 10 minutes.
Drive time from Malpensa Airport to the Antares Accademia Hotel is approximately 25 minutes.
directrooms.com /italy/hotels/antares-accademia-hotel-milan-2508.htm   (263 words)

  
 Hotel Accademia Rome : Hotels Roma Italy
When you are in Hotel Accademia Rome, you can admire the recently restructured rooms, equipped with every comforts and you can enjoy a view over traditional roman lanes.
All of the guest rooms are comfortable and nicely equipped to give a feeling of being home while away from home.
Accademia Hotel Rome is located in the heart of Rome, at a distance of 50 metres from Trevi Fountain and a short walk from the most prestigious shopping area, the Piazza di Spagna and Via Condotti.
www.holidaycityeurope.com /accademia-rome   (142 words)

  
 Accademia Concerts
Early Music Guild continues its commitment to historically informed baroque opera with Accademia d’Amore, a workshop for professionally oriented singers and instrumentalists to be held from August 17th to 27th on the Seattle Pacific University campus.
He has assembled a distinguished faculty for the Accademia d’Amore in Seattle including Nancy Zylstra (voice); Anna Mansbridge and Theodore Deacon (stage direction); Maxine Eilander (historical harp and continuo); Jillon Stoppels Dupree and George Shangrow (harpsichord and vocal coaching); and Margriet Tindemans (baroque strings).
Accademia d’Amore will conclude its workshop with opera scenes displaying the rich talents of the students and faculty.
www.earlymusicguild.org /emg/series/Accademia_1.html   (426 words)

  
 Hotel Accademia Milan
The Antares Hotel Accademia in Milan is one of the most prestigious hotels in the area.
Easily connected with the main motorways the Accademia is the ideal hotel from which to enjoy Milan’s many attractions.
The Accademia remains a traditional favourite with everyone from tourists, frequent business traveller and holidaying families.
www.antareshotels.com /english/accademia/hotel-accademia-milano.htm   (293 words)

  
 Your way to Florence:accommodation, tourist services and resources of Chianti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
He also founded a gallery of earlier paintings which would facilitate the study of the Academy's pupils this is still to be found in its original setting in the Hospital of St. Matthew to which other buildings have however subsequently been added.
The Accademia Museum was for a long time considered the deposit of the other Florentine galleries, notably the
Uffizi, and the collection has changed through the years also owing to the accession of works from the suppressed monastic houses.
www.arca.net /db/musei/accadem.htm   (526 words)

  
 The Galleria dell'Accademia (Venice Academy), Venice, Italy - information and booking.
The galleries are in the Dorsoduro sestiere (district) of Venice, and you approach via the huge wooden arch of the Ponte dell’Accademia, built by the Austrians to move their soldiers swiftly about the city.
At that time, the collection comprised pieces ‘liberated’ from the churches and convents being suppressed in the city, which was then under the baleful occupation of Napoleon and his troops (Venetians today still bitterly complain about the cultural havoc wrought by the little general).
The successive rooms of the Accademia follow the history of painting in Venice in rough chronological order.
www.tickitaly.com /galleries/venice-academy.php   (856 words)

  
 Accademia Bizantina
The Accademia Bizantina, founded in 1983 in Ravenna, is today accredited, by the most qualified critics, as one of the best ensembles operating in the interpretation of the Italian musical production through the 17th and 18th century.
The Accademia Bizantina is often invited to prestigious international festivals in Salzburg, Lucern, Ravenna, Holstein, Cervantino, and arranges concerts and tournees in Europe, Israel, Mexico, the United States and Japan.
They have consistently recorded with Denon Columbia, Arts and RCA, as well as collaborated in radio and TV recordings for RAI and further networks in Italy and abroad.
www.artistsmanagement.com /period_instruments/accademia_bizantina-e.htm   (137 words)

  
 PCNL - Accademia dei Pari
One of the most exciting and ongoing activities of the Pari Center for New Learning is the Accademia di Pari (Pari being both the name of the village and the Italian word signifying equals).
The Accademia is a space where those involved in the arts, sciences, humanities, psychology, economics, business and social issues and can meet to talk, reflect and exchange ideas on the many issues that face our modern world.
During the summer months the Pari Center receives many visitors and in this way the Accademia has become an informal but ongoing discussion to which anyone with a serious interest may join.
www.paricenter.com /accademia   (134 words)

  
 Galleria dell'Accademia- Florence, Italy - VirtualTourist.com
The effect is amazing; it appears as though the people in these sculptures are locked in a struggle to escape from the marble entombing them.
To protect it from damage, in 1873 it was moved to the Accademia Gallery.
The proportions of the statue are not quite true to the human form; the head and upper body are somewhat larger than the proportions of the lower body.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Florence-151105/Things_To_Do-Florence-Galleria_dellAccademia-BR-4.html   (1228 words)

  
 ACCADEMIA DEI GEORGOFILI
Special thanks are also addressed to all those who assisted in the implementation of the meeting by providing information, advice and facilities.
The Accademia dei Georgofili of Florence, Italy, expresses its recognition for the technical guidance received from the FAO, and particularly from the Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service, towards the successful implementation of the Workshop on Seed Security for Food Security.
The Academy wishes to record its appreciation for the opportunity that the organisation of this Workshop gave to assist in addressing the issues faced by poor farmers in calamity-prone areas, by developing a guiding strategy for the rehabilitation of their seed production.
www.fao.org /ag/aGp/AGPS/georgof/Preface.htm   (1459 words)

  
 Hotel Accademia - Florence, Italy
Hotel Accademia is located in an ancient building of the XIV century, house of an important Florentine sculptor, Bernardo Cennini, one of the authors of the famous doors of the city Baptistery.
An abundant buffet-breakfast will be served every morning in the wide hotel hall characterized by an ancient stone-made fireplace.
The Accademia Hotel is located in the heart of Florence, in a perfect position either if you are in town for holidays or for work.
www.hostelz.com /hotel/32026-Hotel-Accademia   (556 words)

  
 Accademia dei Lincei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Summary: A brief biography of Federico Cesi (1585-1630) and history of the Accademia dei Lincei
In 1603, at age eighteen, Cesi founded the Accademia dei Lincei, the Lyncean Academy.
Its name came from Lynceus, the argonaut of Greek mythology renowned for his sharpness of sight.
cnx.org /content/m11955/latest   (499 words)

  
 Accademia to San Marco - A view - Vacation Idea.com
Accademia to San Marco - A view - Vacation Idea.com
Santa Maria della Salute is seen under the Accademia bridge.
Accademia to San Marco Pictures - Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
www.vacationidea.com /venice/gallery/grand_canal_accademia_gug_Gallery3.html   (46 words)

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