The statue of Napoleon Bonaparte in Brera

Il Napoleone Bonaparte come Marte pacificatore nel giardino di Palazzo Brera a Milano

Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker in the garden of Palazzo Brera in Milan.
Entering the courtyard of the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan, you are greeted by this imposing bronze statue of Napoleon.
It is immediately clear that art and beauty in general will be the protagonists of a visit to this Italian museum.

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Il Napoleone Bonaparte come Marte pacificatore nel giardino di Palazzo Brera a Milano

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Where exactly is the statue located:

In the spring of 1807, Minister Charles-Jean-Marie Alquier, French ambassador in Rome, by order of Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy and stepson of Napoleon, commissioned Canova, for the sum of five thousand French louis, to make an exact bronze copy of the marble statue. The statue found a place only in 1859, when it was placed in the center of the courtyard of honor of the Brera Palace, on the occasion of Napoleon III's visit to Milan.
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Courtyard of Honour of the Brera Palace in Milan

Cortile d'onore del palazzo di Brera a Milano

Courtyard of Honour of the Brera Palace in Milan.
One of the most famous Italian cultural venues in the world. This is the entrance cloister to the palace which houses the Brera Art Gallery, the Braidense National Library and the Academy of Fine Arts.
In the centre of the courtyard is the bronze statue of Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker (a copy of the marble statue by Antonio Canova, now in Apsley House in London).

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Cortile d'onore del palazzo di Brera a Milano

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Here's where the courtyard is located:

The courtyard, like the entire building, dates back to the first half of the 17th century and was originally built as a cloister for the monastery of Santa Maria di Brera, governed by the Jesuit order, until the religious institute was suppressed and made property of the state, which transformed the building into the headquarters of the new academy of fine arts and art gallery.
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