Can Milan, in all its greyness, hide blue?

Our expert will take you to visit Millan following the trail of colour: Blue.

With its spiritual meaning that recalls the immensity of the sky and the sea, it had a great influence in the history of art, even in a city well known for being grey.

We’ll find blue in paintings, where it indicates wealth, since it was too difficult to obtain from lapis lazuli.

See its effect in the cloaks of the Virgin Mary in the Museum Poldi Pezzoli and discover the expert use of lapis lazuli for decoration in the magnificent cabinet here guarded.

Blue has been used in glass for centuries, and the Duomo, Milan’s Cathedral, would not be the same without its stained glass windows.

Blue is an essential architectural element of light in Gothic Cathedrals: light is a God’s attribute, paradise and the sky had to be brought inside the church walls and inside the Duomo you can understand why.

Finish your day with a visit to Dan Flavin’s installations, contemporary blue of complex spirituality that turns the Red Church blue, ideal spot to enjoy the light of the last part of the day.

17:00  – 19:30 (2,5 hours)

Blu – vetrate del Duomo @Elesta Travel 2015