Palazzo Gallarati Scotti

Palazzo Gallarati Scotti stands on Via Manzoni in the heart of Milan, an eighteenth-century palace shaped by sober Milanese Baroque. Its restrained exterior gives priority to the richly decorated rooms within.

The Spinola family commissioned the building, then the Gallarati Scotti dukes acquired it while construction was still underway. That change links the palace’s architecture to two aristocratic families.

The sala d’armi gathers frescoes by Carlo Innocenzo Carloni and Tiepolo, with war scenes suited to its martial theme. Putti, medallions, and trompe-l’œil continue across the decoration. A Baroque version of The Rape of the Sabine Women provides a striking focal point among these motifs. The Gallarati Scotti family still owns and inhabits it, preserving a rare continuity among Milanese palaces.