The other faces of the Ambrosiana
The ancient Forum where Constantine, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine and Theodosius walked, and the lower Church of Santo Sepolcro… as well as a colossal statue of St. Charles Borromeo on Lake Maggiore; a Museum-Home at the Sacro Monte of Varese; a Foundation dedicated to the promotion of young artists: this is also the Ambrosiana!
Lodovico Pogliaghi
House Museum
Lodovico Pogliaghi was one of the most significant Lombard artists to live in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, his house museum on the SacroMonte di Varese is a truly unique treasure chest of art and culture.
Lodovico Pogliaghi
House Museum
Church of San Sepolcro
The church of San Sepolcro was founded in 1030, when a Milanese mintmaster named Rozzone built a church on the ancient Roman forum. Archbishop Ariberto d’Intimiano solemnly consecrated it to the Holy Trinity.
Church of San Sepolcro
The Statue of Saint Charles
The Statue of Saint Charles in Arona, which popular tradition has affectionately dubbed San Carlone, was created in the seventeenth century at the behest of Federico Borromeo.
The Statue of Saint Charles
Mantovani Foundation
The Marco Mantovani Foundation, established in 1994 and recognized by the Lombardy Region, protects and promotes the sculptor’s work.
Mantovani Foundation
Roman Forum
Between 1990 and 1992, archaeological excavations conducted underneath the ancient cellars of the Ambrosiana brought to light a portion of the pavement of the ancient Roman forum, the heart of Mediolanum’s political, economic and religious life.