- Undoubtedly, the most famous treasure found in Pinacoteca Ambrosiana is Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus.
- He donated his entire collection to the art gallery enriched in the following centuries, making it a great addition to the illustrious Biblioteca Ambrosiana (library).
- Pinacoteca Ambrosiana. It is the most ancient Museum in Milan, open from 1618 thanks to Federico Borromeo’s donation and enriched by subsequent legacies.
- The Pinacoteca is housed in the Palazzo dell'Ambrosiana, commissioned by Federico Borromeo (1605) to contain the first public library in Europe...
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- The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana was founded in 1618 for want of Cardinal Federico Borromeo who also donated his private art collection.
- Other information about the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana At the beginning The Pinacoteca was an academy of paintings ad sculpture.
- Exterior of Biblioteca e Pinacoteca Ambrosiana. ©Stephanie Ong/Lonely Planet. ... An art gallery – the Pinacoteca – was added later.
- Explore the worlds of the great Renaissance artists and philosophers at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, located inside a historic library in Milan.