Casa Campanini Explained

Casa Campanini
Map Type:Italy Milan Central#Italy
Map Dot Label:Casa Campanini
Architectural Style:Art Nouveau
Address:11, Via Bellini
Location City:Milan
Location Country:Italy
Start Date:1903
Stop Date:1906
Destruction Date:-->
Architect:Alfredo Campanini
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Casa Campanini ("House Campanini") is an art nouveau building in Milan, Italy, located at 11, Via Bellini.[1] It was completed between 1903 and 1906 by architect Alfredo Campanini, who later inhabited the building.[1]

A main visual feature of the buildings are the concrete caryatids, located at its main entrance, by the sculptor Michele Vedani, which represent a reference to those of Palazzo Castiglioni (by architect Giuseppe Sommaruga), another art nouveau building in Milan.[2] The wrought iron gate, designed by Campanini and created by Alessandro Mazzucotelli, is decorated with flower patterns; similar decorations are also found in the internal lift cage, also in iron.[1] [2]

The interior of the palace has a number of polychrome glasses, friezes, and frescos, all in an art nouveau style; some of the inner rooms still house the original furniture and pottery. Decorations, representing cherries, are found on the ceiling of the internal yard.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. V. Lanza (1993), p. 55
  2. http://www.100milano.com/liberty/182.html Casa Campanini