Villa Tizzoni Ottolini

Villa Tizzoni Ottolini is located in the architectural complex of Cascina Increa, in southeast Brugherio, Italy.

Villa Tizzoni-Ottolini
General information
AddressVia Increa 70
Town or cityBrugherio
CountryItaly
Current tenantsprivate

History

The buildings in Cascina Increa are considerably, and until a few decades ago consisted of a mansion and adjacent buildings for agricultural use. The lodgings of the farmers, stables, barns and warehouses have consequently been transformed into residential buildings. There was also a park and an Italian garden, which have hence disappeared.[1]

The Villa was used as a holiday resort for the Tizzoni, Ottolini and Robbiani Milanese families.[2]

Architecture

Villa Tizzoni Ottolini is built in the architectural style of the eighteenth century. The building has a portico with five arches topped by a wrought iron balcony and two service wings that are slightly lower. The central hall on the ground floor is dominated by a coffered ceiling. The patio leads to a staircase with a balustrade.[2] In 1992, fragments of two eighteenth century frescoes were found in the central room on the first floor of the villa. They are white and blue: one representing an angel in the clouds with a burning torch in his hand, the other showing a mythological scene with a warrior, three women and a winged cherub with a crown in hand. There is also a visible sky fresco depicting Mercury. To the left of the Villa entrance one can find the Church of Santa Maria Immacolata which itself possesses two frescoes: the Nativity and the agony of St. Joseph.[2]

References
  1. Ville in Brugherio - Calendario 2006 (in Italian). Brugherio: Cooperativa Agricola di Consumo.
  2. Mancini, Manuela (1996). BRUGHERIO Presente e Passato (in Italian). Milano: Swan Edizioni.

Bibliography
  • Mancini, Manuela (1996). BRUGHERIO Presente e Passato (in Italian). Milano: Swan Edizioni.
  • Ville in Brugherio - Calendario 2006 (in Italian). Brugherio: Cooperativa Agricola di Consumo.
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