Brera : History of a city

Collection title

Passepartout

ID

RAI00328

Source

RAI (IT)

First broadcast date

08/30/2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

The art reviewer Philippe Daverio talks about the history of the Braidense Library and the Art Gallery in Milan and underlines the important role they had for the school of painting and carving in Italy. He demonstrates how Brera influenced the architecture of Milan, the cathedral in particular. Exteriors and interiors of the Braidense library, of the Duomo and of the Pinacoteca of Brera. Views of the botanical garden, details of some paintings stored in the gallery, including "Dead Christ" by Andrea Mantegna, "The Kiss" and the portrait of "Alessandro Manzoni" by Francesco Hayez, "The Madonna of the Candle" by Carlo Crivelli, portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte, paintings by Bellini, Tintoretto, Guido Reni and Appiani, "Fourth State" by Giuseppe Pellizza.

Type

video

Production companies

• RAI - Own production

Broadcaster

RAI - RAI Tre

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Primary theme

Fine arts

Credits / Cast

• Daverio Philippe - Author of original work

Period of events

• 2009

Map locations

• Italy - Eastern North - Milan

Original language

Italian

Media running time

15m54