What is Ospedale degli Incurabili?
{{Infobox building | name = Ospedale degli Incurabili | native_name = Ospedale degli incurabili | image = Venezia - Casa degli Incurabili.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = The former hospital in 2017 | former_names = | alternate_names = | map_type = | map_alt = | map_caption = | building_type = | architectural_style = | structural_system = | cost = | location = [[Fondamenta delle Zattere]], [[Venice]] | client = | owner = | current_tenants = [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia]] | landlord = | location_country = Italy | coordinates = {{coord|45.4286|12.3305|display=inline,title}} | altitude = | start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | height = | diameter = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = | floor_area = | architect = [[Jacopo Sansovino]] | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | main_contractor = | awards = | parking = | website = | references = }} The '''Ospedale degli Incurabili''' is a [[hospital]] [[building]] in [[Venice, Italy]]. It was built in the sixteenth century. Now it is used by the [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia]]. == History == The hospital was built by [[Gaetano da Thiene]]. At first it was a hospital for sick people who could not be cured. Later, it became an [[orphanage]]. A [[church]] was built on the hospital's [[courtyard]] in 1565. The church was closed in 1831. It was later destroyed. == Music == The Incurabili was known for its musicians. The girls of the Incurabili were taught music. Their performances are known internationally. [[Charles Burney]], [[Goethe]], [[Johann Joachim Quantz]] and [[Jea