The monumental estate of the Accademia Galleries is located in the prestigious centre of the Scuola Grande of Santa Maria della Carità, one of the most ancient lay fraternal orders of the city. The homonymous church of Santa Maria and the monastery of the Canonici Lateranensi, built by Andrea Palladio, are integral parts of the Accademia.
The Accademia Galleries house a very rich collection of Venetian paintings from the Bizantine and Gothic XIVth century to the artists of the Renaissance, such as Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Veronese, Tintoretto and Tiziano. The museum i salso well known for several paintings by Gianbattista Tiepolo and the Vedutisti of the XVIIIth century, like Canaletto, Guardi, Bellotto, Longhi.
