Villa Tizzoni Ottolini

Villa Tizzoni-Ottolini
General information
Address	Via Increa 70
Town or city	Brugherio
Country	Italy
Current tenants	private

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

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.

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

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. 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.

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.

External links

• "Comune di Brugherio. Home Page" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
• "Comune di Brugherio. Le cascine brugheresi" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2015.