In the courtyard entrance there is a marble statue by Canova named
Napoleone Bonaparte come Marte pacificatore -
Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker. This is a copy of the original that stands in Apsley House in London.
As well as the Pinacoteca, the Palazzo di Brera also houses the
Accademia di Belle Arti - the Fine Art Academy -, the Braidense National Library, the Brera Observatory and the
Botanical Gardens, a veritable open-air museum, complete with irises, waterlilies and plenty of peace and quiet.
Why visit it
For a tête-à-tête with the best of Italian art.