Milão - Itália
Gallerie d'Italia Piazza Scala Milão
OST - 69x86 - 1860/1865
The work was purchased on the antique market
and entered the Collection in 1971.
Carlo Canella moved to Milan in 1842 where,
on the advice of his more famous brother Giuseppe, he practised his art by
representing the most characteristic views of the city, which were also the
ones most in demand on the market. The Cathedral, represented from different
viewpoints and in various atmospheric conditions, became a recurrent subject in
his output, and was shown time and again at exhibitions in Milan and Verona
between 1858 and 1867.
The version in the Cariplo Collection depicts
the entrance to the Corsia dei Servi – the beginning of the ancient road that
linked Milan to Bergamo – from Piazza del Duomo. Now Corso Vittoro Emanuele,
the street was originally named after the Gothic church of S. Maria dei Servi,
rebuilt in the Neoclassical style at the beginning of the 19th century, after
which it was known as San Carlo.
The façade of Milan Cathedral in the extreme
foreground is almost completely excluded from the visual space, while the side
of the building projects a cone of shade on the street thronging with people.
In the heart of the city, people from all walks of life – common folk,
bourgeiosie, aristocracy – vendors’ stalls and carriages are represented in a
strong narrative vein that describes everyday life in minute detail. The
modest, workaday aspect of the city, with all its hustle and bustle, is the
protagonist of this view which, while relegating the imposing Cathedral to the
sidelines, nevertheless makes it the guardian and symbol of the city.
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