This art gallery is located in a 1615 building constructed by Francesco Maria Richini. The gallery was founded in 1776, and it holds important works by Italian and foreign masters from 1400 to 1900. Of special note are the paintings by V. Foppa, L. Lotto, P. Veronese, Tintoretto, G. Bellini, A. Mantegna, Tiziano, Correggio, Bramante, Gentile da Fabriano, Piero della Francesca, Caravaggio, Rubens, Hayez. This is the permanent home of "Sposalizio della Vergine" by Raffaello, the "Cristo morto" by A. Mantegna, "Madonna and Saints" by Piero della Francesca and the "Madonna in trono e Santi" by Ercole Dè Roberti. There is a bookshop and a cafeteria, and guided tours are available. Admission is EUR5; free for European citizens under 18 and over 65.
Neighborhood:
Downtown
Address:
Via Brera, 28
Milan, 20121
Phone:
+39 02 722631
Fax:
+39 02 72001140
Hours:
8:30am-7:15pm Tue-Sun; ticket office closed at 6:30pm
Milan