Palazzo Castiglioni: façade
by SOMMARUGA, Giuseppe, Photo
The sensual revelry of Baroque susceptibilities also set the parameters for a definitive version of Italian Art Nouveau. Many architects of the period combined their Baroque inheritance with modern building materials, bringing a cascading, opulent architecture without comparison. The works of Giuseppe Sommaruga - for example, his Palazzo Castiglioni in Milan - have a Baroque sumptuousness whose sense of drama recalls the operas of Verdi and Puccini.