Last Supper, Veronese

Venice Accademia Gallery Tour

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"Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go."− Truman Capote "There is something so different in Venice from any other place in the world, that you leave at once all accustomed habits and everyday sights to enter an enchanted garden."− Mary Shelley

Highlights: Accademia Gallery

Meeting Point: Near Accademia Gallery Entrance (details provided in automatic confirmation email)

Tour Duration: 3 hours

Group Tour Time: 9 AM

Private Tour Time: Your choice

Tour Fee Payable in Advance:
€35/Person
Free (Children 5 and under w/ID)

Entrance Fee Payable Onsite:
€6,50 (EU children and seniors receive discount with proper ID)

Tintoretto

Venice Accademia Gallery Tour Description >


Join us on this tour of the esteemed Venice Accademia Gallery to experience the treasures Venetian art of the 14th−18th century. Historically, Venetian art is quite distinctive because of its isolated geographical location away from outside influences. The Accademia Gallery originally was an art school and just like its students, we will learn about the art in chronological fashion beginning in the 14th century. How long is Veronese’s The Last Supper (it was one of the longest of the 16th century)?

Founded in 1750 by the Venetian Senate as Venice's school of architecture, painting, and sculpture, today the Accademia Gallery is the home of the most adored Venetian art of the 14th−18th centuries. Our guide will illustrate the vivid history of Venetian art through the centuries. Our Presto guide brings you the opportunity to come face-to-face with some of the most famous masterpieces discuss including Giorgione's Tempest, Paolo Veneziano's Coronation of the Virgin Mary, Veronese's The Last Supper, Tintoretto's Camerlenghi, Mantegna's St. George and lots more!