L'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia was founded i...

L'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia was founded in 1750 by the Venetian Senate as the school of painting, sculpture and architecture in Venice. It is known simply as Accademia. Its first president was Giambattista Piazzetta, together with the adviser Giambattista Pittoni. The intention was to reproduce the same Accademia that already existed in other cities, such as Rome (Accademia di San Luca), Milan and Bologna (Accademia Clementina). It was the first institution to study the restoration of works of art in 1777. Among its teachers were Tiepolo, Hayez, Arturo Martini, Carlo Scarpa and Emilio Vedova.