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TOP SIGHT
GALLERIE DELL'ACCADEMIA
Hardly academic, these galleries contain more murderous intrigue, forbidden ro-
mance and shameless politicking than the most outrageous Venetian parties. The
former Santa Maria della Carità convent complex maintained its serene composure
for centuries, but ever since Napoleon installed his haul of Venetian art trophies in
1807, there's been nonstop visual drama inside these walls.
Rooms 1-5
To guide you through the ocular onslaught, the gallery layout is loosely organised by style
and theme from the 14th to 18th centuries, though recent restorations and works on loan
have shuffled around some masterpieces. The grand gallery you enter upstairs features
vivid early works that show Venice's precocious flair for colour and drama. Case in point:
Jacobello Alberegno's late-14th-century
Apocalypse
(Room 1) shows the whore of Babylon
