Palazzo Litta Cusini Modignani

Palazzo Litta Cusini Modignani stands in Milan as a noble palace shaped by centuries of architectural change. Alberto Litta joined two buildings here in the late fifteenth century. Camillo Litta later renovated the palace, while Alessandro Litta expanded it by incorporating additional buildings in the mid-eighteenth century. Its facade combines Baroque forms with emerging Neoclassical influences. The palace’s defining interior feature is the tenaglia staircase, inspired by a larger family staircase on Corso Magenta. The staircase turns movement through the palace into an elaborate architectural display. Frescoes and stuccoes by Giocondo Albertolli, Andrea Appiani, and Giuseppe Crivelli decorate a gallery and a chapel inside. Its sixteenth-century courtyard contains Tuscan columns and once connected with a second courtyard. That second courtyard now forms part of the adjacent Palazzo Cusini, linking the palace complex to Milan’s layered urban fabric. The building preserves details from several periods, including noble residences, artistic interiors, and changing architectural forms. The palace brings Baroque, Neoclassical, and earlier courtyard elements together within one Milanese address.