Milan Collection

Maria Callas in Dior
Maria Callas (1923-1977), American opera singer of Greek parentage pictured in the sitting room of her Milan home wearing a Christian Dior evening gown in floral print. Date: 1958

PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The

FARUFFINI, Federico (1831-1879). The Reader. 1864-1865. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Galleria d Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art)

Poster, Iso Scooter, 150cc, design by F Mosca. circa 1959

Red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

The fourth state, work by Giuseppe Pelliza da Volpedo

Map of Italy and the Mediterranean made out of ceramic tiles on a street in Seville, Spain

PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The Fourth Estate. 1901. Central detail. Naturalism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

Cheese and salamis at Papiniano market, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

MANTEGNA, Andrea (1431-1506). The Lamentation over the Dead Christ. ca. 1490. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

CARAVAGGIO, Michelangelo Merisi da (1573-1610). Supper at Emmaus. 1606. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961). American writer. As a soldier in World War I, Milan, Italy, photographed 1918

Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan
Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811

The shopping arcades and the glass dome of the historical Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Milan Cathedral (Duomo), Milan, Lombardia, Italy, Europe

Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Europe at night, satellite image. North is towards top left. Yellow lights mark the major cities. The Mediterranean coast is densely populated, as is the mainland of Britain

La Scala, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Verdi / Rigoletto / Liebig2
La Scala, Milano, and a scene from the opera which was actually first performed at La Fenice, Venezia

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Piazza del Duomo, Duomo, cathedral, dawn

Puccini Mascagni Franche
GIACOMO PUCCINI with Mascagni (left) and Franchetti (centre) at Milan in 1893

ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961). American writer. Photographed at the American Red Cross Hospital, Milan, in 1918

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Teatro alla Scala, La Scala Opera House, evening

Crucifix in Santa Maria delle Grazies Basilica, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Historic Pasticceria Marchesi, Since 1824, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) is the cathedral church of Milan, Italy. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete

The Last Supper (colour litho)
8656095 The Last Supper (colour litho) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Supper. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Velasca Tower (1951, BPR Studio), historic skyscraper of Milan icon of the Brutalist Architectonic movement

Saint Cassian of Imola. Creator: Aspertini, Amico (1474-1552)
Saint Cassian of Imola. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Geological map of the European Alps, lithograph, published in 1897
Geological map of the European Alps. Lithograph, published in 1897

Antquie Map of Italy
Vintage map of Italy from 1815

The jagged mountains in Catalonia with Cable Car (Aeri de Montserrat), Spain, showing the Benedictine Abbey at Montserrat, Santa Maria de Montserrat, near Barcelona

Battle of Waterloo (18th June 1815). Napoleon s
" Battle of Waterloo (18th June 1815). Napoleons flight. Litography. ITALY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe " Achille Bertarelli" (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints)."

1st International Aircraft Exhibition Poster, 12-28th October 1935 Milan Sample Fair. Showing a group of eagles watching a plane speeding past. 1935

Sketch for the Last Supper
Preparatory sketch in red chalk by Leonardo da Vinci for his fresco of The Last Supper. This is one of a number of compositional sketches he made in preparation for the fresco he was to paint

Italian fashion in the 1580s
Clothing of Italian ladies from Venice, Milan, and Florence, 1580s. Antique hand-colored woodcut

Eicma Motorcycle Exhibiton 2008 Ducati 1198

Constantine the Great. Roman Emperor from 306-337. Constanti
Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) (272-337). Roman Emperor from 306-337. Know for being the first roman emperor to convert to christianity

Leonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Model. Technolog
Leonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Drawing of a digger for excavating trenches or channels. Manuscript L, sheet 76v, 1497-1502. Model. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

Italy. Milan. La Scala by night. Opera house. Inagurated in 1778. Built by Giuseppe Piermarini (1734-1808)

Clarinet. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Museum of Musical Instruments

La Scala
circa 1930: La Scala Opera House in Milan, originally built in 1776. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, building sculpture, Piazza Cavour

Milan. The Cathedral (colour litho)
3105258 Milan. The Cathedral (colour litho) by Collins, William Wiehe (1862-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milan. The Cathedral)

Couple driving in Milan, Italy, on a scooter

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, close up of "Madonnina"
Italy, Lombardy, Milan, close up of " Madonnina" the golden plated statue of the Virgin on top of the Cathedral

Dance of Cupids (Danza degli Amorini), c1622. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

MILAN: LA SCALA, 1866. View of the interior of the Teatro alla Scala from the stage, Milan, Italy. Engraving, 1866

Milan Royal Palace. Engraving. ITALY. Milan
" Milan Royal Palace. Engraving. ITALY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe " Achille Bertarelli" (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints)."

Michelangelo (1475-1564). Rondanini Piet஠1555-1564
Michelangelo (1475-1564). Rondanini Piet஠ 1555-1564. ITALY. Milan. Sforzesco Palace. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Sculpture on marble

Italy, Milan Province, Milan. Building sculpture, Piazza Cavour

Poster advertising French railways, showing the route of the Chemins de Fer de l Est between London in the north west to Milan in the south east, calling at various destinations on the way

Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Lambretta 50. 1966

Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan, On the roof of the Cathedral (b / w photo)
7152755 Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan, On the roof of the Cathedral (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan)

Maison Talbot (colour litho)
2798260 Maison Talbot (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Talbot House. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 31 December 1899.); © Look and Learn

Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho)
2809135 The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho) by Beltrame

Old buildings reflected in the Naviglio Grande, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Battle of Legnano
Fighting at the Battle of Legnano, near Milan, 1176, in which the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, were finally defeated in their attempts to control the Italian city states of

Taize brotherhood prayer, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Milan Cathedral (Detail)
Part of Milan Cathdedral, Italy. Dating from the 1380s, it was built by many different architects and was completed in the 19th century. Date: 1930s

Milan Cathedral / Street
Frontal view of the cathedral with busy street scene in the forecourt

Victor Emanuel arcade, Milan, Italy, Europe

Saint Ambrose Thevet
SAINT AMBROSE Bishop of Milan

L ELISIR D AMORE 1929
L ELISIR D AMORE 1. Schipa & Saraceni 2. Act 1 Scene 2 at La Scala, Milan, Italy

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Simplon Park (Parco Sempione) and Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco)

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping mall, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

The iconic Italian Vespa scooter in Milan, Italy

Urban vector city map of Milan, Italy

Jesus Christ mosaic over door, San Babila Church, Milan
Mosaic panel over the main entrance door to the San Babila Church in Milan - once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio

The Virgin reading. Creator: Antonello da Messina (ca 1430-1479)
The Virgin reading. Found in the Collection of Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral), Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Leda and the Swan, 1840-1850. Creator: Mussini, Luigi (1813-1888)
Leda and the Swan, 1840-1850. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Duomo cathedral, at sunrise, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Duomo cathedral by night, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Duomo cathedral by night, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Duomo cathedral, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Night view of Castello Sforzesco (Sforza's Castle), Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Piazza Cordusio with Sforza's Castle in the background, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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"Captivating Milan: A Melange of Art, Culture, and History" Milan, a city that exudes timeless elegance and artistic grandeur, has been the muse for countless masterpieces. From Maria Callas in her resplendent Dior gown captivating audiences with her enchanting voice to PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO's evocative artwork like "The Reader, " a haven for art enthusiasts. Step into the vibrant streets adorned with posters showcasing iconic symbols like the Iso Scooter or Verdi's opera Rigoletto immortalized by Liebig2. Wander through the charming alleys where a map of Italy and the Mediterranean crafted from ceramic tiles in Seville pays homage to Milan's historical significance. Nature too finds its place amidst this urban tapestry; witness the majestic red kite soaring gracefully above Milan's skyline - an emblem of freedom and resilience. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo captures this spirit in his masterpiece "The Fourth State, " depicting workers' struggles during industrialization. Artistic brilliance transcends time as Andrea Mantegna's poignant portrayal of "The Lamentation" touches hearts even today. Caravaggio, another luminary who graced Milan with his presence, left an indelible mark on art history through his revolutionary techniques. Even renowned writer Ernest Hemingway found inspiration within these ancient walls while serving as a soldier during World War I. His experiences forever intertwined with Milan's rich narrative. In every corner of this captivating city lies a story waiting to be discovered - whether it be Maria Callas' ethereal voice echoing through La Scala or Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio painting under dim candlelight. The allure lies not only in its architectural marvels but also in its ability to ignite creativity within all who visit. So come immerse yourself in this cultural mecca where past meets present seamlessly; let your senses dance amidst centuries-old treasures and modern marvels.