This highly polished form of oil painting was promoted by Europe's great Academies of fine art for its classical, high - brow appearance, in which no trace of the artist's brush was visible. (visual-arts-cork.com)
Great Academies Education Trust (GEAT) is a small but growing multi-academy trust in the Tameside area. (newschoolsnetwork.org)
The great Academy of learning called the House of Wisdom founded in AD 830 was staffed essentially by the Nestorians. (religion-online.org)