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Exploring the Civic Museums in 3 has a window with a
the Castello Sforzesco 14th-century Tuscan Benedictory
Christ. Room 4 4 is given over
to Giovanni di Balduccio, with
Since 1896, the Castello Sforzesco has housed the Civic fragments from the façade of
Museums with one of the largest collections of art in Milan. Santa Maria di Brera (14th
The Corte Ducale is home to the Raccolte di Arte Antica century). A passage leads to the
and the art and sculpture gallery, as well as the furniture Cappel letta 5, dominated by a
collection, while the Rocchetta holds decorative arts 14th-century wooden Crucifix.
(ceramics, musical instruments and gold) and the Trivulzio Room 6 6 features reliefs
from the Porta Romana (1171)
Tapestries. In addition, the photography archive and the narrating the Return of the
Achille Bertarelli Collection, featuring about 700,000 prints, Milanese after Being Driven out
books and photographs from the 19th century, are here. of Town by Barbarossa and
Major institutions, such as the Art Library and the Trivulziana St Ambrose Expelling the Arians.
Library can also be found within the same building. In room 7 7 is the Gonfalone
(Standard) of Milan designed
by Giuseppe Meda in 1566, with
and a bust of the Empress scenes from Sant’Ambrogio’s
Theodora (6th century). life. On the walls are 17th-century
Room 2 2 features Flemish tapestries. The Sala
Romanesque delle Asse 8 is known for
and Campionese its fine fresco decoration
sculpture, with a fine on the vault, designed
early 12th-century by Leonardo in 1498,
tela mon. The relief of which, despite its poor
Relief of the Three Magi, School of Antelami the Three Magi is by condition, is a good
(12th century) the school of example of Sforza
Benedetto Antelami, decoration. From here
the great 12th- you go to the bridge
Civiche Raccolte century sculptor and over the moat 9
d’Arte Antica
architect. The main 0, with important
The displays making up the attraction, however, small sculptures
collections of Ancient Art is the Mausoleum by Agostino Busti
are arranged in chronological of Bernabò Visconti, (Il Bambaia). Next is
order (except for Room 6) in sculpted by Bonino the Sala dei Ducali q,
rooms facing the Corte Ducale, da Campione in 1363 named after the arms
where the 14th-century Pusterla for the lord of Milan. of Galeazzo Maria
dei Fabbri postern, rebuilt after He is portrayed on The Mausoleum of Sforza, with Lodovico’s
being demolished in 1900, has horse back between Bernabò Visconti set above. Here the
4th-6th-century sculpture. In Wisdom and Fortitude, early 15th-century
room 1 1 is the Sarcophagus while on the sarcophagus are sculpture is dominated by
of Lambrate (late 4th century) Scenes from the Passion. Room 3 Agostino di Duccio’s relief of
Plan of the Castello Sforzesco
Sala
Castellana

Cortile della
Rocchetta Corte Ducale

First floor Cortile della Corte Ducale
Rocchetta

Key
Civiche Raccolte Bona Savoia tower Piazza d’Armi
d’Arte Antica (main courtyard)
Furniture; art gallery
Applied Art collection
Ground floor
Second floor Bertarelli Collection

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Date 1st October 2013
Size 125mm x 217mm