Culture in Milan ################ Domenico Balestrieri (writer) ***************************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ********************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ********************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - Company type - Coffeehouse * - Founded - 1860 * - Headquarters - Via Principe di Belmonte, Palermo * - Website - www .pasticceriacova .com Castello Sforzesco ****************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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) ********************************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 *********** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - Written - 1969 * - Genre - Folk music * - Length - 2 : 20 * - Label - Meldy Fonola * - Songwriter(s) - Giovanni D'Anzi Alfredo Bracchi Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ***************************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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) ****************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ***************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ******************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 **************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ******************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - Language - Milanese dialect of Lombard * - English title - My beautiful Madonnina * - Written - 1934 * - Songwriter(s) - Giovanni d'Anzi Palazzo Brera ************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ********* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - Type - Yeast cake * - Place of origin - Italy * - Region or state - Milan * - Main ingredients - Flour , candied fruits , raisins Pinacoteca Ambrosiana ********************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ******************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ********************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ************ .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - Year - Ancient Roman * - Medium - Marble * - Subject - Man wearing a toga * - Location - Milan State Archives of Milan *********************** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - Location - Via Senato, 10, Milan , Italy * - Type - State archives * - Building - Palazzo del Senato * - Website - https://www.archiviodistatomilano.beniculturali.it Veneziana ********* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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 ******************* .. list-table:: :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 0 * - 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