Galleria dell’Accademia

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Galleria dell’Accademia

museum, Florence, Italy

Also known as: Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze

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Italian:: “Gallery of the Academy”

In full:: Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze

Date:: 1784 - present

Areas Of Involvement:: art

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Galleria dell’Accademia, museum of art in Florence chiefly famous for its sculptures by Michelangelo, notably his David, which was transferred from the Piazza della Signoria in 1873. The museum also has a collection of 15th- and 16th-century paintings and many 13th–16th-century Tuscan paintings. It was founded in 1784 by the grand duke Pietro Leopoldo and was subsequently enlarged.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Alicja Zelazko.