History
The palace is the result of a series of remodelling and extension works carried out on the initiative of Giuseppe Bolagnos and performed on a nucleus of pre-existing buildings, the most important of which was the house received as a dowry from his consort Isabella Boselli. Although there are no traces of the architect who built it, in the 18th century the palace was already famous in Milanese circles for its much richer and more exuberant style than the usual Milanese dwellings, [1] which tended to decorate the interiors more lavishly than the exteriors.
When Giuseppe Bolagnos died, he was succeeded by his second-born son Carlo. However, the latter died without heirs, determining, according to the testamentary dispositions left by Giuseppe Bolagnos, the passage of the palace to the Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, which in 1759 sold it by auction to the marquis Giuseppe Viani, who enlarged and embellished the palace, acquiring and incorporating the neighbouring buildings, a transformation that lasted until at least 1770. [2]
In 1833, the property was purchased by Carlo Finelli for the sum of 360,000 Milanese lira, [3] to then be sold to the patrician family of the Visconti di Modrone [4] would be a descendant a few years later, for the much higher sum of 750. 000 Milanese lira., [5] who embellished the house with the Visconti stemmi that still decorate the house today. [1]
During World War II, the building suffered heavy damage due to bombing: in the subsequent restoration, some areas of the complex were not spared from the building speculation that was widespread in Milan after World War I. [2] Decorative interventions and frescoes were carried out, such as the Spring composition on the piano nobile, by the painter Filiberto Sbardella. In 1958 the palazzo was bought by the real estate company Lonate s.p.a.. The rooms located on the piano nobile and owned by Socrea s.r.l. are made available for public events. [5]
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