Abbreviation | I Gelati (“the Frozen Ones”) |
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Formation | 1588 |
Dissolved | 1786 |
Headquarters | Bologna, Papal States |
Official language | Italian |
Remarks | Motto: Nec longum tempus ("It is not a long time") |
The Accademia dei Gelati (Academy of the Frozen) was a learned society of intellectuals, mainly noblemen, that significantly influenced the cultural and political life of Baroque Bologna. It is considered one of the most important 17th-century Italian academies.[1]