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36  INTRODUCING MILAN

Milan’s Best: Museums and Galleries

Besides housing priceless works of art, the museums
and art galleries of Milan also reflect the history of the
city. The Pinacoteca di Brera was founded at the height
of the Enlightenment period and the Ambrosiana is the
result of the patronage of religious art by the Borromeo
family. The Castello Sforzesco collections date from
the period of the Signorie, while the Galleria d’Arte
Moderna and the Museo dell’Ottocento are a sign
of civic commitment to fine arts. The Museo Bagatti
Valsecchi and Poldi Pezzoli, private collections, are Pinacoteca di Brera
One of Northern Italy’s largest art
typical manifestations of the Milanese love of art. galleries has works from the 14th
to the 19th century. Above, Pietà
by Giovanni Bellini (see pp116–19).

VIA M. GIOIA
NORTHEAST
(See pp106–125)

CORSO BUENOS AIRES
VIALE T UNI SIA
CORSO SEMPIONE
VIALE VITTORIO VENETO
NORTHWEST VIA LEGNANO
Musei del Castello VIA VINCENZO (See pp62–77)
The Castello Sforzesco museums
are rich in sculpture, furniture and
applied arts and also include a MONTI
gallery with works by great artists, VIA MARIO PAGANO VIALE PIAVE
such as this Madonna and Child CORSO VENEZIA
with the Infant St John the Baptist
by Correggio (see pp66–9). VIA DANTE
HISTORIC PREMUDA VIALE
CORSO MAGENTA
CENTRE
Museo Nazionale della (See pp44–61)
Scienza e della Tecnologia
Leonardo da Vinci
The Science and Technology
Museum has wooden models SOUTHEAST
of Leonardo’s inventions and (See pp94–105)
a section given over to clocks,
computers and means of GENOVA
communication and SOUTHWEST VIALE MONTE NERO
transport (see p90). CORSO DI PTA ROMANA
CORSO (See pp78–93)

Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
This art gallery was founded by Cardinal
Federico Borromeo in the 17th century
to provide models for the students at the
Fine Arts Academy. The collections include
works by artists such as Caravaggio and
Raphael (see pp58–61), while the Biblioteca
Ambrosiana (library) contains the precious
Codex Atlanticus by Leonardo da Vinci.

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