Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

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Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

The Palazzo dell'Arte dei Beccai, headquarters of the Accademia
Predecessor	Accademia e compagnia delle arti del disegno (1563–1784)
Formation	1873 (1873)
Type	academy of artists
Legal status	Statute dated 17 May 1978
Purpose	Promotion and diffusion of the arts, protection and conservation of art and cultural heritage worldwide
Headquarters	Palazzo dell'Arte dei Beccai
Location	via Orsanmichele 4, Florence, Italy
Coordinates	43°46′16″N 11°15′17″E / 43.77098°N 11.25485°E / 43.77098; 11.25485
Region served	Italy, whole world
Main organ	Consiglio di Presidenza (presidential council)
Website	aadfi.it

The Accademia delle Arti del Disegno ("Academy of the Arts of Drawing") is an academy of artists in Florence, in Italy. It was founded on 13 January 1563 by Cosimo I de' Medici, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. It was initially known as the Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno ("Academy and Company of the Arts of Drawing") and consisted of two parts: the company was a kind of guild for all working artists, while the academy was for more eminent artistic figures of the Medici court, and supervised artistic production in the Duchy of Florence.

Among those who have been members are Michelangelo, Lazzaro Donati, Francesco da Sangallo, Bronzino, Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari, Bartolomeo Ammannati, and Giambologna. Most members of the Accademia were male; Artemisia Gentileschi was the first woman to be admitted.

In the twenty-first century its declared purposes are the promotion and diffusion of the arts, and the protection and conservation of cultural heritage worldwide. It organises conferences, concerts, book presentations and exhibitions, and elects noted artists from all over the world to honorary membership.