Palazzo Marino

[4] The construction was occasionally slowed down by the opposition of the population, that had a very conservative attitude towards the architecture of the centre of Milan.

Further frescos as well as bas reliefs decorated the walls, with mythological themes such as the Muses, Bacchus, Apollo and Mercury by Ottavio Semini.

When Marino died leaving his family bankrupt, the palace became a property of the State, but in 1632 it was sold to another banker, Carlo Omodei.

The House of Omodei never inhabited the palace, which maintained its original name "Marino" and was rented to several notable Milanese.

The original stuccos and frescos in the Salone dell'Alessi (which had been severely damaged by bombings) were recreated ex novo by notable artists of the time.

Facade of Palazzo Marino in Piazza della Scala
The original design of the facade of the Palace facing Piazza San Fedele (illustration found in the "Raccolta Bianconi", a collection of tables in the Biblioteca Trivulziana, vol.I, p. 25, A 4042)
Piazza della Scala: the statue of Leonardo da Vinci , Palazzo Marino (on the left) and the entrance of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (on the right)