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. Basket of Fruit VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Caravaggio painted
this extraordinarily Practical Information
realistic work around Piazza Pio XI 2. Map 7 B1
1594. The fruit alludes Tel 02-80 69 21. Open 10am–
to the symbolism of 6pm Tue–Sun (last adm: 5:30pm).
the Passion of Christ. & 7 partial. = e m
∑ ambrosiana.eu
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q 1, 3 Duomo, 1 Cordusio.
v 1, 2, 14, 16, 27.
Nicolò da San Sepolcro was
Bologna Room annexed to the
gallery in 1932.

Centrepiece with
Fishing Scene
This is part of the
prestigious collection
of Neo-Classical gilded
bronze objects donated
to the Ambrosiana by
Edoardo De Pecis in 1827.

. Portrait of a Musician
This is the only Milanese
wood panel painting by
Leonardo da Vinci. The
subject is Franchino
Gaffurio, the Sforza
court composer.

. Cartoon for the School of Athens
This was a preparation for the painting now in the Vatican. Raphael used the faces of contemporary artists –
Leonardo, for instance, appears in the guise of Aristotle.

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