Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara (ABAC) ("Academy of Fine Arts") is a state art college in Carrara , Tuscany .
Admission and range of courses
Applicants must have the general university entrance qualification and, as at all Italian art schools, undergo a selection process. The courses are based on the Bologna Process : they are divided into a first, three-year cycle and a subsequent two-year cycle. The respective diploma degrees are equivalent to the Bachelor and Master . The courses on offer include: decorative arts , graphics , art technology, painting , scenography and sculpture in the first cycle, and the preservation and restoration of marble in the second cycle .
history
The Academy was officially founded on September 26, 1769 by Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina , Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara . The origins, however, lie with the Accademia di San Ceccardo , which Maria Teresa had established in 1757 at the suggestion of the sculptor Giovanni Domenico Olivieri. Painting, sculpture and architecture were taught there . Olivieri had previously played a key role in founding the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid .
See also
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The Academy in Carrara is not to be confused with the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo .
Web links
Alta formazione artistica, musicale e coreutica (AFAM) Italian higher education for art, music and choreography
Coordinates: 44 ° 4 ′ 41.5 ″ N , 10 ° 5 ′ 57.1 ″ E