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The Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, named (ABAC) is a public university for the study of visual arts based in Palazzo Cybo Malaspina. The Academy was officially founded in September, 26th 1769 by Maria Teresa Cybo, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, wife of Ercole Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena. The Academy was therefore created to promote the development of arts, while supporting the marble industry and trade. For this purpose, the School of Sculpture and the School of Architecture were established. The Chief Director of the School of Sculpture was John Antonio Cybei, while the Inspector of the School of Architecture was Philip Del Medico, who also designed the Academy's seat. Considering the historical background, the Academy of Carrara is recognized to be founded about a dozen years before the date of the official official document, so it has been placed among the most ancient academies in Europe.

The Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara was officially founded in September, 26th 1769 by Maria Teresa Cybo, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, wife of Ercole Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena. The Academy was therefore created to promote the development of arts, while supporting the marble industry and trade. For this purpose, the School of Sculpture and the School of Architecture were established. The Chief Director of the School of Sculpture was John Antonio Cybei, while the Inspector of the School of Architecture was Philip Del Medico, who also designed the Academy's seat. Considering the historical background, the Academy of Carrara is recognized to be founded about a dozen years before the date of the official official document, so it has been placed among the most ancient academies in Europe. A new seat was built, starting from 1771, to host the Academy's courses (the current Red Palace, now the Civic Library). In addition, in 1781, Maria Teresa set up a marble tax to refound the School costs. Following the first years of growth, there were others of decay because of the death of the founder and the repercussions in Italy of the Revolution of 1789. When Massa and Carrara were annexed to the Cisapline Republic (1796), Hercules III, returned from Modena, adopted some provision Which ensured the survival of the school, while preserving the importance and the decorum at the same time. The Public Education Commission was placed at the head of the Academy and the Ornate School was established. After this temporary recovery, the Academy faced very hard years until Napoleon reconquered Italy. In 1805 the Academy assumed the name "Eugenian" in honour of Eugenio Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, and thanks to new regulations, it became a national institution. The didactic structure was enriched with History and Mythology and pictorial Anatomy chairs. Attracted by the necessity to have the most valuable marble for sculpture, the most renowned sculptors of the time, including Canova, had to come to Carrara and could not ignore the Academy: many of them donated "casts" and "plasters" to allow the Institute to equip itself with a collection. Headed by Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, ruler of the Duchy of Lucca and Piombino with the Principality of Massa and Carrara, the Academy continued its educational activities in the best way, gaining benefits from the teachings of the French painter Desmarais, the sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, the poet Giovanni Fantoni And Lorenzo Papi. In 1810, Elisa Bonaparte located the Academy in the current palace, after having expanded and restored it. Subsequent interventions on the medieval fortress were structured from 1623 to 1863, beyond Elisa's government; In 1924 new restoration work was needed due to the 1920 earthquake.

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