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Imperial Academy (Lianjie)
Imperial Academy may refer to: * The Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg * The Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow (old name) * The former Imperial Military Academy in St Petersburg * The Imperial Academy of Arts in Vienna, now the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna * The Imperial Academy of Music in Vienna, now the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna * The Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna, now the Austrian Academy of Sciences * The former Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, in Tehran * The former Imperial Academy of Letters, Arts, and Sciences of Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa * The Taixue, the highest institution of learning in Han dynasty China * The Guozijian, the highest institution of learning in China from the Sui dynasty to the Qing dynasty ** Guozijian (Beijing) * The Hanlin Academy in Imperial China * The Galactic Empire (Star Wars), fictional Imperial Academy in the ''Star Wars'' series * Imperial Ballet Academy * Imperial Military Academy * Imperial Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Academy Of Arts
The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov, the founder of the Imperial Moscow University, under the name ''Academy of the Three Noblest Arts''. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789 by the Neva River. The academy promoted the neoclassical style and technique, and sent its promising students to European capitals for further study. Training at the academy was virtually required for artists to make successful careers. Formally abolished in 1918 after the Russian Revolution, the academy was renamed several times. It established free tuition; students from across the country competed fiercely for its few places annually. In 1947 the national institution was moved to Moscow, and much of its art collection was moved to the Hermitage. The building in Leningrad was devoted to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
