Pinacoteca
A NEW LAYOUT FOR THE FLEMISH MASTERS ROOM
12/06/2025
NEWS
This particular and - I would say also precious - artifact remained confined in the crypt of San Sepolcro for decades and it was practically ignored.
What is the meaning that Cardinal Federico wanted to give to this copper palm tree, located in the heart of the Ambrosiana Library? The palm, by its nature, has a polymorphic, very varied, symbolism...
Msgr Navoni, deputy Prefect of the Ambrosiana, illustrates the copper palm tree created at the beginning of the 16th at the behest of Cardinal Borromeo.
