Academy of Fine Arts of Parma
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Parma (Academy of Fine Arts of Parma) is an artistic institution in the city of Parma, Italy. It is presently located in a wing of the Palazzo della Pilotta in the center of the city.
History
The Academy derived in 1752 from a private school of painting, called scuola lombarda which in 1757 was recast as an academy under the patronage of Phillip of Bourbon, Duke of Parma. During the Napoleonic occupation during 1803-1814, it was suppressed, but reinstated under the patronage of Maria Louisa of Austria in 1816. In 1822, the teaching of engraving was made one of the cornerstones of the curriculum. Paolo Toschi was the director (1822-1850). After 1877, it underwent a variety of changes: splitting functions, becoming a school of applied industry. In 1923, it was refounded as the Regio Istituto d'arte Paolo Toschi, and in 1936, Regia accademia di belle arti, and in 1973 as an Accademia nazionale di belle arti. The school after 2011 is called the Liceo Artistico Statale Paolo Toschi. The academy is allied to a series of museums displaying artworks from Parma.[1]
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Coordinates: 44°48′18″N 10°19′32″E / 44.805072°N 10.325567°E