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.
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.