Culture in Milan¶
Domenico Balestrieri (writer)¶
Born |
16 April 1714 Milan , Duchy of Milan |
Died |
11 May 1780 (aged 66) Milan, Duchy of Milan |
Resting place |
San Nazaro in Brolo |
Occupation |
Poet |
Movement |
Enlightenment |
Spouse(s) |
Rosalia Casati ( m. 1747 ) |
Biblioteca Ambrosiana¶
Established |
1609 |
Location |
Piazza Pio XI 2, 20123, Milan , Italy |
Coordinates |
45°27′47″N 9°11′07″E / 45.4631°N 9.1854°E / 45.4631; 9.1854 |
Director |
Alberto Rocca |
Website |
www .ambrosiana .it |
Brera Academy¶
Type |
Public |
Established |
1776 ; 248 years ago ( 1776 ) |
President |
Livia Pomodoro |
Dean |
Giovanni Iovane |
Students |
3,800 |
Location |
Milan , Italy 45°28′20″N 9°11′17″E / 45.47222°N 9.18806°E / 45.47222; 9.18806 |
Campus |
Urban |
Website |
www .accademiadibrera .milano .it |
Caffè-Pasticceria Cova¶
Company type |
Coffeehouse |
Founded |
1860 |
Headquarters |
Via Principe di Belmonte, Palermo |
Website |
www .pasticceriacova .com |
Castello Sforzesco¶
Coordinates |
45°28′12″N 9°10′43″E / 45.47000°N 9.17861°E / 45.47000; 9.17861 |
Owner |
Comune of Milan |
Open tothe public |
Yes, a museum; the courtyard is a public park |
Condition |
Restored by Luca Beltrami (1891–1905) |
Website |
www .milanocastello .it /en |
Built |
1360–1499 |
In use |
Until 1862 |
Cathedral Square, Milan (painting)¶
Artist |
Gerhard Richter |
Year |
1968 |
Catalogue |
Catalogue Raisonné: 169 |
Medium |
Oil on canvas |
Dimensions |
290 cm × 275 cm (110 in × 108 in) |
Owner |
Private collection |
Website |
gerhard-richter.com |
El Biscella¶
Written |
1969 |
Genre |
Folk music |
Length |
2 : 20 |
Label |
Meldy Fonola |
Songwriter(s) |
Giovanni D’Anzi Alfredo Bracchi |
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II¶
Location |
Milan, Italy |
Coordinates |
45°27′56″N 9°11′24″E / 45.46556°N 9.19000°E / 45.46556; 9.19000 |
Opening date |
1877 |
Owner |
Comune of Milan |
Architect |
Giuseppe Mengoni |
Public transit access |
Duomo |
Madonnina (statue)¶
Artist |
Giuseppe Perego |
Year |
1774 |
Subject |
Virgin Mary |
Location |
Milan Cathedral, Milan |
Coordinates |
45°27′51″N 9°11′31″E / 45.464301°N 9.191831°E / 45.464301; 9.191831 |
Carlo Maria Maggi¶
Born |
( 1630-05-08 ) 8 May 1630 Milan , Duchy of Milan |
Died |
22 April 1699 (1699-04-22) (aged 68) Milan , Duchy of Milan |
Resting place |
San Nazaro in Brolo |
Alma mater |
University of Bologna |
Occupations |
Poet Intellectual Civil Servant |
Spouse |
Anna Maria Monticelli ( m. 1656 ) |
Children |
11 |
Parent(s) |
Giovanni Battista MaggiC and Angela Maggi (née Riva) |
Language |
Italian Milanese Latin Greek |
Period |
17th century Baroque |
Genres |
Poetry drama |
Literary movement |
Baroque Neoclassicism |
Notable works |
Concorso de’ Meneghini |
Santa Maria in Brera¶
Location |
Piazzetta Brera, Milan |
Country |
Italy |
Denomination |
Roman Catholic |
Status |
partially demolished |
Founded |
1180–1229 |
Founder(s) |
Humiliati |
Functional status |
deconsecrated |
Architect(s) |
Giovanni di Balduccio |
Closed |
1806 |
Demolished |
1808–09 |
Milanese dialect¶
Native to |
Italy |
Region |
Lombardy ( Metropolitan City of Milan , northern part of the Province of Pavia ) |
Language family |
Indo-European Italic Latino-Faliscan Romance Italo-Western Western Romance Gallo-Romance Gallo-Italic Lombard – Piedmontese ? Lombard Western Lombard Milanese |
ISO 639-3 |
– |
Glottolog |
mila1243 |
IETF |
lmo-u-sd-itmi |
Oh mia bela Madunina¶
Language |
Milanese dialect of Lombard |
English title |
My beautiful Madonnina |
Written |
1934 |
Songwriter(s) |
Giovanni d’Anzi |
Palazzo Brera¶
Alternative names |
Palazzo di Brera |
Address |
via Brera 28 |
Town or city |
Milan |
Country |
Italy |
Coordinates |
45°28′20″N 9°11′17″E / 45.47222°N 9.18806°E / 45.47222; 9.18806 |
Construction started |
circa 1615 |
Architect(s) |
Francesco Maria Richini |
Other designers |
Martino Bassi Giuseppe Piermarini |
Panettone¶
Type |
Yeast cake |
Place of origin |
Italy |
Region or state |
Milan |
Main ingredients |
Flour , candied fruits , raisins |
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana¶
Established |
1609 |
Location |
Piazza Pio XI 2, 20123, Milan , Italy |
Coordinates |
45°27′47″N 9°11′07″E / 45.4631°N 9.1854°E / 45.4631; 9.1854 |
Director |
Alberto Rocca |
Website |
www .ambrosiana .it |
Pinacoteca di Brera¶
Established |
1776 |
Location |
Via Brera 28, Milan, 20121 Milan - Italy |
Coordinates |
45°28′19″N 9°11′17″E / 45.47194°N 9.18806°E / 45.47194; 9.18806 |
Director |
James Bradburne |
Website |
pinacotecabrera .org /en / |
Pio Albergo Trivulzio¶
Location |
Milan , Italy |
Coordinates |
45°27′55″N 9°08′42″E / 45.4653°N 9.1450°E / 45.4653; 9.1450 |
Type |
Retirement home and hospital |
Patron |
Tolomeo Trivulzio |
Former name(s) |
Azienda di servizi alla persona Istituti Milanesi Martinitt e Stelline e Pio Albergo Trivulzio, Baggina |
Opened |
1766 |
Website |
www .iltrivulzio .it |
Lists |
Hospitals in Italy |
Scior Carera¶
Year |
Ancient Roman |
Medium |
Marble |
Subject |
Man wearing a toga |
Location |
Milan |
State Archives of Milan¶
Location |
Via Senato, 10, Milan , Italy |
Type |
State archives |
Building |
Palazzo del Senato |
Website |
Veneziana¶
Type |
Dessert |
Place of origin |
Italy |
Region or state |
Milan |
Main ingredients |
Flour, butter, sugar |
Variations |
Big verson with candied fruits , small version can be filled with custard ; covered with plain sugar or icing |
Via Monte Napoleone¶
Former name(s) |
Monte Napoleone |
Namesake |
Monte Camerale di Santa Teresa, a bank located on the street |
Type |
Public |
Maintained by |
City of Milan |
Length |
350 m (1,150 ft) |
Area |
Quadrilatero della Moda |
Location |
Milan, Italy |
Postal code |
20121 |
Nearest metro station |
Montenapoleone , San Babila |
Coordinates |
45°28′06″N 9°11′43″E / 45.46826°N 9.19520°E / 45.46826; 9.19520 |
West end |
Via Alessandro Manzoni |
East end |
Corso Giacomo Matteotti |
Known for |
High fashion boutiques |