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Palazzo Litta |
The Palazzo Lotta was built
starting on 1648 by Francesco Maria Ricchini. |
Among the buildings of the 18th
century built in Milan during the Spanish domination, Palazzo Litta, 24, Corso Magenta, is
the one that best expresses the Lombard Baroque. It was built in sequences during both the
17th and the 18th centuries: the cortile of honour was designed by
Francesco Maria Richini (1584-1658), the baroque grand staircase, one of the most famous
in Lombardy by Giuseppe Merli (1690-1761) and the façade by Bartolomeo Bolla
between 1740 and1760. The building was committed by lord Bartolomeo Arese, president of the Senate and well known political figure and lawyer in the Lombard dukedom; his political position justifies the grandeur and the magnificence of the Palazzo …Another personage of the same family was lord Giulio, valiant soldier and owner of a conspicuous estate which allowed him to enlarge and improve the palazzo of Milan and his Villa and to increase his precious art collection with works of Bernardino Luini, Parmigianino, Correggio, Procaccini. The palazzo was the seat of an important Art Gallery and a rich Library. The town keeps the memory of the somptuous balls and receptions, particularly the reception in Maria Anna of Austria's honour in 1649. In 1874 the building was sold to the Railways of Alta Italia and it still belongs to the national railways, Ferrovie dello Stato. |
The Facade was designed by Bartolomeo Bolli (1752-63) |
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