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In the images, frescoes of the
’1600s and ’1700s, with heroes
and heroines such as Hercules,
Aeneas, Dido, Achilles and other
characters from Greek and
Latin literature

paintings. The rooms of the palace welcomed im- Academy, painter and art theorist, and Guglielmina sharing and company is well known, opened the pal-
portant characters. The Counts of Monza (who still Durini Litta Biumi Resta, a famous 19th century pi- ace doors to the public. During the events dedicated
own part of the building intended for residential ano player and composer, whose music is performed to art lovers, visitors can travel back in time and stroll
use) hosted Antonio Canova, who also established by conservatory students to this day. among authentic 19th century silk furnishings and
his workshop here. However, Palazzo Caproni also Nowadays the palace hosts the Alessandro Durini plaster casts that are the silent witnesses of many
hosted Giuseppe Bossi, secretary of the Brera Foundation. The Counts of Monza, whose love for artists and famous men and women of the past.

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