Museo Poldi-Pezzoli

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Lonely Planet review

This aesthetic treasure-trove, amassed by the incredibly wealthy Giacomo Poldi-Pezzoli in 1881, is filled with collections of jewellery, porcelain, sundials, tapestries, ancient armaments, period furniture and paintings. Botticelli's masterpiece, Madonna and Child , is alone worth the visit.

Pollaiuolo's girl in pearl earrings rivals Vermeer's, easily holding her own among angelic-action-packed Tiepolos and Moroni's smirking knight in black. One room showcases timepieces, including one boastful watch painted with women admiring it; another chamber features chests engraved with maps showing Australia as a porcupine.