Palazzo Clerici
This page is about one place: Palazzo Clerici, a spot in Milan with a story of its own. The story itself lives in the myTuur app, and it begins when you arrive and the app knows you are standing there.
Palazzo Clerici stands in Milan as an architectural record of the city’s aristocratic history. The Clerici family once occupied this palace. Originally from the Como region, the family gained influence through silk trading and money lending. The Visconti family owned the property before the Clerici acquired it. Anton Giorgio Clerici later transformed the residence with his wife, Fulvia Visconti. Its restrained façade conceals Rococo interiors filled with frescoes, stucco, tapestries, and gilded woodwork.
The Galleria degli Arazzi, also called the Galleria del Tiepolo, anchors the palace’s artistic identity. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo decorated its ceiling with a scene of the Sun Chariot among Olympian gods. Allegories of the four continents and the arts surround the central fresco. A grand staircase attributed to Francesco Croce leads towards the Sala da Ballo. High ceilings and large windows define the former ballroom. The adjoining Galleria degli Stucchi once connected this reception space with the marquis’s private quarters. Palazzo Clerici also hosted Ferdinand of Austria and Maria Beatrice d’Este as their court in Milan. Its rooms connect family wealth, political power, and Venetian painting within one Milanese palace.
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