Ambrosiana
NOVEMBER 3: SPECIAL EVENING OPENING
Access to the Pinacoteca and Crypt from 18.00 to 19.30 with a special ticket € 3.00
03/11/2024-03/11/2024
This painting is open to various interpretations, partly due to the symbolism of the many objects that fill the scene and that surround this enigmatic female figure who is shown pressing against her breast. It has been suggested, for example, that this is an allegory of Melancholy, or of Science. However, it is probably Philosophy nourishing and feeding the various liberal arts: the armillary sphere alludes to astronomy, the lute to music, the pair of compasses and the plumb-rule to geometry, mathematics and architecture, and the open books refer to the sciences in general. Lastly, we can see how the woman is holding the rod of authority and indeed Philosophy not only nourishes the arts (the pressed breast), but is also their apex and queen (the sceptre).
Access to the Pinacoteca and Crypt from 18.00 to 19.30 with a special ticket € 3.00
Pinacoteca, rooms 2 and 3, exhibition included in the admission ticket to the museum
Recovery of the functionality of the balconies of the Sala Federiciana, Borromeo and della Rosa through the installation of lifelines
Guided tour of the masterpieces of the Pinacoteca, together with professional guides of our official partner AdArtem