Casa Crespi
| Casa Crespi (via Sant'Andrea) | |
|---|---|
 Portal Casa Crespi | |
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| General information | |
| Status | In use |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Renaissance architecture |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Address | 15, via Sant'Andrea |
| Coordinates | 45°28′08″N 9°11′48″E / 45.468899°N 9.196651°E |
| Construction started | 16th century |
| Renovated | 18th century |
Casa Crespi is a historic building in Milan located at 15 Via Sant’Andrea.
History and description[edit]
Although the palace dates back in its original form to the 16th century, it underwent major reconstruction during the 18th century. The façade is rather sober and austere: the ground floor is centred on the portal in smooth ashlar crowned by a balcony supported by corbels, while the openings flanking the portal are decorated with stone cornices. On the piano nobile, the windows are decorated with mouldings with high entablature, a decoration that disappears on the second floor to make room for windows with simple stone cornices. The interior is presented as a horseshoe-shaped building, with the side facing the eighteenth-century ashlar-work internal façade dedicated to the entrance to the garden.[1]
The building, for many years the residence of the Manara family, was the birthplace of patriot Luciano Manara.[2]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Cortili-Aperti-MI-1996.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Lanza p. 28.
Bibliography[edit]
Italian sources[edit]
- Attilia Lanza, Milano e i suoi palazzi: Porta Orientale, Romana e Ticinese, Libreria Meravigli Editrice, 1993.
External links[edit]
Media related to Casa Crespi (via Sant'Andrea, Milan) at Wikimedia Commons