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_(14783031885).jpg) Coat of arms of the Accademia, featuring the crest of the Loredan family. | |
| Nickname | Loredanian Academy |
|---|---|
| Named after |  House of Loredan |
| Formation | 1630 |
| Founder | Giovanni Francesco Loredan Guido Casoni |
| Founded at | Venice,  Republic of Venice |
| Dissolved | 1661 |
| Headquarters | Palazzo Priuli Ruzzini Loredan |
The Accademia degli Incogniti (Academy of the Unknowns), also called the Loredanian Academy, was a learned society of freethinking intellectuals, mainly noblemen, that significantly influenced the cultural and political life of mid-17th century Venice. The society was founded in 1630 by Giovanni Francesco Loredan and Guido Casoni, and derived its basic Aristotelian philosophy from Cesare Cremonini, a Peripatetic who was a professor of philosophy at the University of Padua.[1] The society included historians, poets, and librettists.
- ^ Rosand, pp. 37–40