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Brera Art Gallery

The Montefeltro Altarpiece - Piero della Francesca

In an ancient Palace, see since the XIII century of the monastic order of the “Umiliati”, is one of Italy’s most renowned national museums. The Art Gallery of Brera was inaugurated in 1809 by Napoleon Bonaparte as a public museum. Although Brera does not boast any work by Leonardo da Vinci there is a vast section dedicated to his followers: Cesare da Sesto, Andrea Solario, Ambrogio de' Predis, Bernardino Luini. Brera is an extraordinary shrine of art treasures featuring the very best of Italian Renaissance: Andrea Mantegna's "Dead Christ”, Piero della Francesca's "Pala da Montefeltro", Giovanni Bellini's "Pietà", Raphael's "Wedding of the Virgin", Caravaggio's "Supper at Emmaus" are just a few of the masterpieces to be admired. Besides the above mentioned icons the museum owns a wide range of masterpieces from the XIVth century through the XIXth  century.

How to get there: subway (line 2 Lanza- Line 3 Montenapoleone).
Opening hours: 8.30 am – 7:15 pm (last admittance: 6.40 pm).
Admission charge.

http://www.brera.beniculturali.it/

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