Milan and Stendhal, A Double Portrait. Itinerary 3: Alessandro Manzoni

12/09/2025 11 min
Milan and Stendhal, A Double Portrait. Itinerary 3: Alessandro Manzoni

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Milan and Stendhal, A Double Portrait. Itinerary 3: Alessandro Manzoni1821. Napoleon has died on Saint Helena. In Milan, the Brera Academy is preparing to exhibit a painting by what is perhaps the best-known of the Romantic painters. Meanwhile, in Piazzetta San Fedele, Stendhal meets a certain Don Lisander—but you might know him as Alessandro Manzoni.