and August 26th
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Ursilia Ingenua
Quae vixit annos VIII menses VI
Poldi Pezzoli – Discover the museum beyond the Pollaiuolo Four Ladies
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Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli bought this Boltraffio’s painting in 1864, you can see it in the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan.
Read or listen to the description of this painting on the Museum‘s website.
In August the Museum is always open except the 15th and Tuesdays. 14th and 21st August free entrance.
The Laocoon made by Ginori Manufactory after the antique, is made in the so called masso bastardo: thick white pigment covers a grey and hybrid past, made of less pure clays
See more paintings (almost all, in full color) in the GAM website. This is just a B&W image from a photograph I took last summer…
La Stazione Centrale (di Milano), oil on canvas, 1887, 58×100. See in full color from official web.
Via Manzoni 12, Milano
Open from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last entrance at 5.30 p.m.)
Guided tours (duration about an hour) on reservation, in Italian or foreign languages, for groups and single persons.
Closed on tuesday
For information, booking and price:
+39 02794.889 or +39 02796.334
9 August : free entrance
15 august : closed
An interesting event (not only) in the Sforzesco Castle, where you can find many Bramantino works
Sforzesco Castle – Sala del Tesoro and Sala della Balla, from may 16th to september 25th, free entrance
Opening Hours: 9.00AM to 1.00PM and 2.00PM to 5.30PM
(access allowed until 30 minutes to closing time)
Tuesday, November 29th, from 19:30 PM to 23:00 PM free admission to Brera Art Gallery (and Cenacolo Vinciano, but this one apparently sold out).
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