Milan and Stendhal, A Double Portrait. Itinerary 1: Metilde Viscontini Dembowski

12/09/2025 12 min
Milan and Stendhal, A Double Portrait. Itinerary 1: Metilde Viscontini Dembowski

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Milan and Stendhal, A Double Portrait. Itinerary 1: Metilde Viscontini Dembowski1818. Stendhal walks with us toward the Duomo, through a Milan that has abruptly woken from the dream of Napoleon Bonaparte. With him is a courageous woman, closely linked to the city’s patriotic circles—someone for whom he feels a deepinfatuation: Metilde Viscontini Dembowski.