The front view of the Accademia Carrara.

The Accademia Carrara (pron. [kar'rara]) is an art gallery and an academy of fine arts in Bergamo, Italy. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. An academy ( Greek Ἀκαδημία is an institution of higher learning research or honorary membership Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Bergamo ( Bèrghem in Lombard, antiquated Wälsch-Bergen in German) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

The origins of the art gallery lie with the Count Giacomo Carrara, a wealthy collector and patron of the arts, who left a generous legacy to the city of Bergamo at the end of the XVIII century. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system After the Count's death, in 1796, his properties were managed by a nominated commissary until 1958, when the Comune of Bergamo took over direct supervision. In 1810 a new building in the neoclassical style was constructed, the project being undertaken by the architect Simone Elia, a pupil of Leopoldo Pollack.

St. Sebastian by Raphael 1501/1502. Saint Sebastian (traditionally died January 20, 287 was a Christian Saint and Martyr, who is said to have been killed while the Roman emperor Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28 1483 – April 6 1520 was an Italian painter and

The museum has continued to augment its collections both with purchases and donations. As of 2006 it possesses 1,800 paintings dating from the XV to the XIX century, and by artists including Pisanello, Botticelli, Bellini,Carpaccio, Mantegna, Raffaello, Moroni, Baschenis, Fra Galgario, Tiepolo, Canaletto, and Piccio. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Pisanello (c 1395 &ndash probably 1455 known professionally as Antonio di Puccio Pisano or Antonio di Puccio da Cereto, also erroneously called Vittore Giovanni Bellini (c 1430 – 1516 was an Italian Renaissance painter probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters Andrea Mantegna (c 1431 &ndash September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance artist a student of Roman Archeology, and son in law of Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28 1483 – April 6 1520 was an Italian painter and Giovanni Battista Moroni (c 1520/24 &ndash February 5, 1578) was an Italian painter of the mannerist period Evaristo Baschenis ( December 7, 1617 – March 16, 1677) was an Italian Baroque painter of the 17th century active mainly around Frá Galgario, whose birthname was Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi, and also called Fra Vittore del Galgario (1655-1743 was an Italian painter mainly active See also Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (or Giandomenico Tiepolo) or Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, both sons of Giovanni Battista This is about the first and better known artist "Canaletto" for his nephew and pupil sometimes also called "Canaletto" especially in Poland and Germany see

Besides paintings, there are drawings and prints, bronzes, and sculptures as well as collections of porcelain, furniture and medals.

In 1793, at the same time as the public opening of his gallery, the Count Giacomo Carrara desired that drawing and painting courses be initiated in the same place. The school, which was located in the same building as the art gallery until 1912, now has its own premises nearby. Since 1988, it has been an officially recognized Accademia di Belle Arti (Fine Arts Academy).

In 1991, the modern art gallery Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMEC) was opened across the road in a partially restored fourteenth-century monastery that had previously been used as a barracks. Presently, it has ten exhibition halls, on three floors. Since the purchase of the Gianfranco and Luigia Spajani collection in June 1999 the permanent collections have contained works by Italian and foreign artists of the 20th century including Boccioni, Balla, Morandi, Campigli, Casorati, Savinio, De Chirico, Kandinsky, Sutherland, and Manzù. Umberto Boccioni ( October 19 1882 &ndash August 17 1916) was a painter and a sculptor. Giacomo Balla ( July 18, 1871 - March 1, 1958) was an Italian painter Giorgio Morandi ( June 20, 1890 – June 18, 1964) was an Italian painter who specialized in Still life. Massimo Campigli ( July 4 1895 as "Max Ihlenfeld" - 1971 was a Italian painter and journalist Alberto Savinio, real name Andrea de Chirico, ( Athens, August 25 1891 - Florence, May 5 1952) was an Italian Giorgio de Chirico ( July 10, 1888 &ndash November 20, 1978) was an influential pre-Surrealist and then Surrealist Wassily Kandinsky (Russian Василий Кандинский first name pronounced as) ( – 13 December 1944 was a Russian painter, Printmaker Graham Vivian Sutherland OM ( August 24, 1903 &ndash February 17, 1980) was an English Artist. Giacomo Manzù ( December 22, 1908 - January 17, 1991 was the best known Italian Sculptor of the 20th century

Catalogue of Paintings

See Catalogue of the Pinacoteca of the Accademia Carrara

External links

• Accademia Carrara website
• GAMEC website