Gallerie dell'Accademia

History of the museum

Napoleon closed churches and charities in Venice, and the paintings from them were gathered in the buildings of the Accademia, which became a museum in 1817. The gallery uses the former Santa Maria della Carità, a church, school and monastery. It also owns Leonardo's famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man, though it is shown only occasionally.

Top pieces

• Vitruvian Man Leonardo da Vinci, 1490
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  The Tempest Giorgione, 1508

In our gallery from here (19)

The TempestGiorgione · 1506 PietàTitian · 1575 Miracle of the SlaveJacopo Tintoretto · 1547 Madonna and Child enthroned with Saints and AngelsGiovanni Bellini · 1487 The Hermit SaintHieronymus Bosch · 1493 St Mark's Body Brought to VeniceJacopo Tintoretto · 1564 Contarini MadonnaGiovanni Bellini · 1475 Miracle of the Holy Cross at the Rialto BridgeVittore Carpaccio · 1494 Saint GeorgeAndrea Mantegna · 1460 Allegory of the Battle of LepantoPaolo Veronese · 1571 The Mystic Marriage of St. CatherinePaolo Veronese · 1575 Madonna of the Red CherubimGiovanni Bellini · 1485 Procession in St. Mark's SquareGentile Bellini · 1496 Portrait of Procurator Jacopo SoranzoJacopo Tintoretto · 1550 Portrait of a gentleman in his studioLorenzo Lotto · 1530 Madonna of the ZodiacCosimo Tura · 1459 Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of S. LorenzoGentile Bellini · 1500 Creation of the AnimalsJacopo Tintoretto · 1550 The Rape of EuropaGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1725