Palazzo Litta, Milan
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The Palazzo Litta, also known as the Palazzo Arese-Litta, is a Baroque structure in Milan, northern Italy, opposite San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, and dating from the period of Spanish rule of th
Central portion of the rococo facade
House of Arese
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The Arese are a prominent family of the Milanese nobility.
Palazzo Litta, Milan
…and a theater. Architect Francesco Maria Richini built the nucleus of the palazzo in the years 1642–1648 for Count Bartolomeo Arese, a member of the Arese family, one of the most influential Milanese families of the period, who became President of the Senate of Milan in 1660. Palazzo Litta thus became an important…
Emblem of the Arese with Omodei, Borromeo and Visconti in Palazzo Arese Borromeo (Cesano Maderno)
Emblem of the Arese Lucini