Neoclassical architecture in Milan encompasses the main artistic movement from about 1750 to 1850 in this northern Italian city. From the final years of the reign of Maria Theresa of Austria, through the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the European Restoration, Milan was in the forefront of a strong cultural and economic renaissance in which Neoclassicism was the dominant style, creating in Milan some of the most influential works in this style in Italy and across Europe.[1][2] Notable developments include construction of the Teatro alla Scala, the restyled Royal Palace, and the Brera institutions including the Academy of Fine Arts, the Braidense Library and the Brera Astronomical Observatory.[3] Neoclassicism also led to the development of monumental city gates, new squares and boulevards, as well as public gardens and private mansions.[4] Latterly, two churches, San Tomaso in Terramara and San Carlo al Corso, were completed in Neoclassical style before the period came to an end in the late 1830s.[5][6]
- ^ Mazzocca, 53, see also the introduction
- ^ In 1809, Leopoldo Cicognara, director of the Venice Academy, wrote: "...Milan has such a leading position in artists and works of art that, in the absence of extraordinary measures, no other cities in the kingdom will be able to match it."
- ^ Pisaroni, 18
- ^ TCI rosso, 40
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