Founded in 1750 as an art school, it became a picture gallery in 1807, following Napoleon’s wishes, who cancelled every monastery and other religious buildings. It’s housed inside the former Church (and school) of S.Maria della Carità; its wide collection of Venetian painters and artists goes from the 14th to the 18th century. Near world famous works, as The Tempest by Giorgione, the Presentation of the Virgin by Tiziano and the Legends of S.Orsola by Carpaccio, you can also admire masterpieces by Giovanni and Gentile Bellini, Mantegna, Lorenzo Lotto, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Francesco Guardi and many others.