Private Milan Last Supper Tour

The second part of your Milan Last Supper Tour takes you to the remarkable Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, one of Italy’s oldest public museums and one of the finest art collections in the country.

Founded in 1618 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, the museum was created to inspire artists and preserve the artistic heritage of the Italian Renaissance. Today, it houses an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, and drawings spanning several centuries of European art.

As you walk through its elegant galleries with your private guide, you will discover masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian, Bramantino, Bernardino Luini, and many other renowned artists whose works shaped the history of Western art.

One of the highlights of the museum is Leonardo’s Portrait of a Musician, one of the very few surviving portraits painted by the master himself. Your guide will explain its artistic innovations, the identity of the mysterious sitter, and the techniques that make this work one of Leonardo’s most fascinating creations.

Another masterpiece not to be missed is Raphael’s Cartoon for the School of Athens, an extraordinary preparatory drawing for one of the Vatican’s most celebrated frescoes. Its exceptional state of preservation offers a rare opportunity to understand Raphael’s creative process and the remarkable precision behind his compositions.

The collection also includes Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit, considered one of the earliest independent still-life paintings in European art, as well as works by Titian, Botticelli, and other Renaissance masters that demonstrate the extraordinary richness of the Ambrosiana.

Your guide will also introduce you to the history of the Ambrosian Library, one of Europe’s oldest public libraries, founded alongside the museum to promote knowledge and education. Among its greatest treasures is the world-famous Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s original drawings, containing hundreds of studies dedicated to engineering, architecture, mechanics, anatomy, astronomy, and military inventions.

Together, these masterpieces provide a deeper understanding of Leonardo’s extraordinary genius, allowing you to discover not only the painter behind the Last Supper, but also one of history’s greatest inventors, scientists, and visionaries.