Palazzo Visconti di Modrone
Palazzo Visconti di Grazzano—also known as Palazzo Visconti di Modrone or Palazzo Bolagnos—took shape through a long chain of remodelling on the site of older houses in central Milan. The key starting point was the dowry home Isabella Boselli brought to her husband, Giuseppe Bolagnos, and in the 18th century the resulting residence became famous locally for a style far more exuberant than the typical Milanese dwellings, which preferred richer interiors over exterior display. After Giuseppe Bolagnos died, his second-born son Carlo inherited the palace, but without heirs. Following the terms of Giuseppe’s testament, the building passed to the Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, which in 1759 sold it by auction to marquis Giuseppe Viani. Viani then enlarged and embellished the palace until at least 1770. …
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