Pinacoteca di Brera
9 expert reviews
“The Pinacoteca Brera is Milan's public painting gallery with an enviable collection of early Renaissance to late Baroque paintings by the very best of 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's
"The collection here is star-studded even by Italian standards." Full review
Concierge
"Milan's most worthwhile picture gallery is housed on the upper story of the city's still-functioning art academy."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Located upstairs from the centuries-old Accademia di Belle Arti (still one of Italy’s most prestigious art schools), this gallery houses Milan’s most impressive collection of old masters." Full review
Time Out
"A stupendous collection of fine art from Caravaggio to Bramante, often considered Lombardy's finest art collection." Full review
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"After visiting the Jési collection dedicated to the great movements of the 20C... there awaits the largest collection of Venetian paintings outside Venice." Full review
Monocle
"The huge statue of Napoleon in the courtyard hints at this museum’s past – in 1809 the French emperor exhibited Italian art looted by his armies here"
Travel + Leisure
"This is one of Italy's big-hitter galleries, up there with the Vatican Museums and Florence's Uffizi...it includes works by Mantegna, Tintoretto, and Raphael. "
Milan Travel Guide
July 7, 2021
Frommer's
"This 17th-century palazzo houses one of Italy's finest collections of medieval and Renaissance art; it's inarguably the world's finest collection of northern Italian painting." Full review