ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈeɪtɹən ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹts, ænd ɪn ðɪs sˈɪɾi bˌɛkɐdˈɛli fˈaʊndᵻd ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi pˈoːɹɾɪkəs ˌæntoʊniˈɑːnə, lˈeɪɾɚ nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ɐkeɪdˈiːmiə pɔntˈeɪniˈɑːnə, ˈæftɚ dʒəvˈɑːni pɔntˈɑːnoʊ.
Alfonso was a great patron of the arts, and in this city Beccadelli founded the academy Porticus Antoniana, later known as the Accademia Pontaniana, after Giovanni Pontano.