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| Established | 1881 |
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| Location | Via Manzoni 12, Milan, 20121Milan –Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°28′07″N9°11′30″E / 45.468664°N 9.191583°E /45.468664; 9.191583 |
| Director | Annalisa Zanni |
| Website | museopoldipezzoli.it |
TheMuseo Poldi Pezzoli is anart museum inMilan,Italy. It is located near theTeatro alla Scala, on Via Manzoni 12.
The museum was originated in the 19th century as a private collection ofGian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli (1822–1879)[1] and his mother, RosaTrivulzio, of the family of thecondottieroGian Giacomo Trivulzio. Many of the rooms in the palace were redecorated starting in 1846, a commissions entrusted toLuigi Scrosati andGiuseppe Bertini. Individual rooms were often decorated and furnished to match the paintings hung on the walls. The architectSimone Cantoni (1736–1818) rebuilt the palazzo in its presentNeoclassical style with an English-style interior garden. In 1850–1853, Poldi Pezzoli commissioned the architect Giuseppe Balzaretto to refurbish his apartment.[2]
Pezzoli in his testament left the house and contents to theBrera Academy. Giuseppe Bertini, director of the Academy, opened the museum on 25 April 1881. DuringWorld War II, the palazzo suffered severe damage, but the artworks had been placed in safe storage. The museum was reopened in 1951 after reconstruction.
The museum is notable for its broad collection of Northern Italian and Netherlandish/Flemish artists. The exhibition includes weaponry, glassworks, ceramics, jewelry, and furnishings.
Works on display include Italian painters such as:
Painters in the collection include:Breughel the younger;Cranach;Goltzius;James Baker Pyne;Thomas Shotter Boys;Sutterman;Teniers the younger;Jacob Toorenvliet; Pierre Tetar van Elven; Mathijs Van Hellemont; Jan Van der Meer II;Willem Van Mieris;Jacob Ferdinand Voet; Nicolaus AlexanderMair Von Landshut, (Mair Landshut); andCornelis de Wael.
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