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At number 28 on Via Brera stands the Brera Palace built on the site of the 14th century Monastery of the Humiliated Monks.
Brera is one of the most fashionable districts in Milan, with narrow streets, flanked by artists' ateliers around Accademia delle Belle Arti, a beautiful Baroque building, housing the famous Pinacoteca di Brera.
Brera is one of Italy's outstanding collections of paintings from the Lombard and Venetian schools.
The museum was founded during the Napoleonic period, in 1803 and was opened to the public in 1805.
Among the most important works displayed here we can count: the "Wedding of the Virgin" by Raffaello, the "Madonna of the Egg" by Piero della Francesca, the "Dead Christ" by Mantegna and many others. Directions: Metro 3 - Manzoni |
After riding by here several times on my bicycle I got curious about what they were hiding under the white wrappings, so I went in and had a look at the big art museum called Pinacoteca di Brera.
This is not a Christo wrap-up event, by the way. As far as I can tell they are simply renovating the façade of the building.
The museum contains a huge and impressive collection of Italian paintings. It's open from 8:30 to 19:15 (last admission at 18:30) every day except Monday. (Also closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25.)
Admission is 5 Euros for a full-price ticket, but there is a long list of people who get in for half-price or for free, including all citizens of the European Union or Switzerland who are under 18 or over 65. (As an American I don't really qualify for this, but they let me in anyway because I have a German pensioner's card.)
Second photo: In the courtyard of Pinacoteca di Brera.
Third and fourth photos: In the museum.
Fifth photo: One of the nice and unusual things about this museum is that on the ground floor there is a big art school, so in the courtyard you can see lots of young arty types lounging around on the stone pavement. Leave a Comment |
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The Pinacota di Brera is having one of the most important art collections of Italy, with paintings of artirts of XII to XX century such as Rafael, Mantegna, Piero della Francesca and Caravaggio.
The gallery is housed in the baroque Palazzo Brera, erected on the site of a fourteenth-century convent, rebuilt by the Jesuists in the seventeenth century.
Shedule:
Tuesday- Sunday
8.30 am-7.30pm
The ticket office closes 45 minutes before (exhibition rooms close 15 minutes before)
Ticket:
Standard rate: 5 Euro
From 13 october 2004 to 9 Jenuary 2005
standar rate: 8 Euro (including the visit of the exhibition "Fra Carnevale" Leave a Comment Phone: +39 2 89421146Directions: Metro 3 - Manzoni |
The first thing that will run through your thoughts is this: "What a lovely and big museum!".
This museum is indeed impressive.
If you're an art lover (like - ahem - me!), then head straight to the PINACOTECA BRERA or Academy of Fine Arts Milan. This Academy was founded in 1809 and is housed in the beautiful Palazzo Brera. It contains some of Italy's finest art treasures from the 15th century onwards. The most famous paintings are Raphael's "Marriage of the Virgin" and Mantegna's "The Dead Christ." The surroundings are elegant and refined as are many of the paintings including some of the finest works ever produced by artists such as Rembrandt, Van Dyck and El Greco. Please give yourself a few hours to go through all the different artworks. No point rushing just to prove to your friends back home that "I was here". ;-)
Er... for Gallery opening times and advice on how to purchase tickets, please check with your hotel concierge or refer to one of many reliable guidebooks on Milan. |
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PHOTO : PINACOTECA...THE BRERA ART GALLERY.
One kilometer North of Duomo, located The Brera Art Gallery where it displays a dazzling collections of mainly Italian art by Veronese, Guardi, Raphael ( I like very much ), Rembrandt, Goya ( Masterpeice, great idea) and few others. This gallary is one of the best known and most highly admired gallaries.
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"The Kiss" (1859) by Francesco Hayez seems to be the defining image of the gallery, although there are more famous works, notably by Caravaggio (Supper at Emmaus) and my favourtie is Mantegna's Dead Christ (1506)
Stunning courtyard entrance shows satue of Napoleon as a demigod.
Make sure you have 11 Euro for the Souvenir book - in a choice of languages.
Not as many places as Roma or Firenze for the art lover in Milano , but this is worth a leisurely all afternoon stroll - Tuesday to Sunday
PS We visited Valentine's Day 2006 - although not signposted anywhere, that I could see, couples were getting in for a single admission on the 14th only, a nice touch Leave a Comment |
This is Milan's most prestigious art gallery, housing many famous paintings and sculptures. The exhibition space is a bit drab however, and will only appeal to the seriously arty. It is closed on Mondays. Directions: Nearest metro: Manzoni |
This building was the home of the Jesuits from the end of the XVI century. They entrusted its construction to Francesco M.Richini. In 1773, after the suppression of the order of the Jesuits, the Empress Maria Teresa destined the building to a cultural pole, founding the Academy of Fine Arts, the Braidense Library and the Botanical Gardens. In 1809, Canova scultured the statue of Napoleon which dominates the courtyard. Again in 1809 the Brera Art Gallery was opened to the public and soon became one of the most important Art Galleries of Italy. After the bombardment of the last war, the Gallery, seriously got damaged, was rebuild following the most modern museological techniques. Numerous are the paintings of great artists collected in this museum: from Piero della Francesca to Donato Bramante, from Mantegna to Raphael. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 3 - Manzoni |
From Santa Maria delle Grazie we walked via the Foro Bonoparte to the Brera. Distances in Milan are sometimes longer than one thinks. This gallery is housed on the top floor of the Palazzo and the climb up the stairs can be long.
I find that now I always approach art galleries with definite objectives are one finds oneself wandering and taking nothing in. Here there can be no choice for it has Pierro della Francesca's painting of the Madonna & Child with saints that was intended to hang above the Duke's tomb in Urbino.
To reach it in Room 24 one passes through rooms with lesser and greater masterpieces like Mantegna's Dead Christ, which is shocking in its eerily deathly colouration and the perspective of Christ with the feet in the foreground.
The Piero seems, at first, dimly lit and dully coloured, but the eye takes time to adjust. The suspended egg, centre to the original composition takes, now, a position just a little lower than the upper third.
The coral around the Christ-child's neck is duller than in some reproductions as is the blue of John the Baptist's cloak.
The eyes are haunting, as they seem to stare away from contact with everyone (except one, who challengingly stares straight out). Even the Virgin's gaze is averted from the child, which looks set to tumble off her lap. Montefeltro kneels, praying, his hands bare but still wearing armour and his armoured gloves are by his knees, ready to pick up at any moment.
A beautiful picture. Leave a Comment |
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Go to the Brera Museum.
You'll find one the best art collection you can find in the world. The musem is not very well configured and some rooms are too small for the paintings that contains, but it surely worth a visit. Leave a Comment Other Contact: Milano, via Brera 28 Ph. +39(02) |
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