Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) c.1557–1560 Oil on canvas, 223 × 120 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano Painted around 1559–60, the painting has much in common with Titian’s mature works. The rendering of the sky is interesting, for the…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Uomo in armatura (Man in Armour) c.1530 Oil on canvas, 65 x 58 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano In his Musaeum Federico Borromeo writes that “Titian would have wanted to paint his father like this, armour-clad, to celebrate in a playful…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Canestra di frutta (Basket of Fruit) c.1597–1600 Oil on canvas, 54.5 × 67.5 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano This is probably the most famous painting in the collection of Cardinal Federico Borromeo, which formed the original nucleus of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna del padiglione (Madonna of the Pavilion) c.1490 Tempera on panel, diameter 65 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano This splendid tondo by Sandro Botticelli, executed with the tip of a brush with a miniaturistic attention, proposes an apparently conventional religious…
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Ritratto di Musico (Portrait of a Musician) c.1485 Tempera and oil on panel, 44.7 x 32 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano The only painting on panel by Leonardo to have remained in Milan, this portrait was traditionally thought to…
Founded: 1618 Location: Piazza Pio XI 2, 20123, Milano, Italia Website: https://www.ambrosiana.it/ Collection: • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Madonna del padiglione (c.1490) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Canestra di frutta (1597-1600) • Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519): Ritratto di musico (c.1485) • Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Adorazione dei Magi (c.1557-60) • Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Uomo…
Highlights: • Banca Commerciale Italiana: Piazza della Scala 6 • Cimitero Monumentale: Piazzale Cimitero Monumentale, 20154 Milano • Santa Maria delle Grazie: Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, 20123 Milano Museums: • Museo Poldi Pezzoli: Via Alessandro Manzoni 12, 20121 Milano • Pinacoteca Ambrosiana: Piazza Pio XI…
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