Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli

Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli
Earl Poldi
Portrait of Count Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli painted by Francesco Hayez, 1851
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PredecessorGiuseppe Poldi Pezzoli
SuccessorExtinct House
Born27 July 1822
Milan
Died6 April 1879
Milan
Noble familyPoldi Pezzoli
FatherGiuseppe Poldi Pezzoli
MotherRosa Trivulzio
OccupationArt collector

Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli (Milan 27 July 1822 – 6 April 1879) was an Italian count who gathered art from Italian Renaissance. Italys' first private museum which bears his name, the Museo Poldi Pezzoli.

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