Palazzo Crivelli, Baroque palace in Milan, Italy

Palazzo Crivelli is a Baroque palace on Via Pontaccio 12 in Milan, built between the late 17th and early 18th century. Its two-storey facade has a slightly recessed arched portal framed by pilasters, a double-volute bracket supporting a wrought-iron balcony, and windows with simple stucco frames. Inside, a courtyard portico with Tuscan columns leads to a double-flight stone staircase with carved parapets and vase-bearing pilasters.

Don Flaminio Crivelli bought land held by the Majno and Minola families and in 1705 obtained permission to build a monumental palace that encroached on Via Pontaccio. The surviving building was once about twice its present size, the rest of the block toward Via Solferino and Via San Simpliciano being gardens and other Crivelli property. A devastating fire struck the palace in 1943, but the frescoed state rooms escaped it.

The palace now houses Il Ponte Casa d'Aste, an auction house whose sales open the historic rooms to the public. Visitors can see the frescoed reception rooms and a selection of works from departments such as Old Master Paintings, Furniture and Art Objects, Jewels and Watches, Books and Manuscripts, and Oriental Art.

Palazzo Crivelli stands at Via Pontaccio 12, in Milan's Brera district. It is the seat of Il Ponte Casa d'Aste, so the historic rooms open to the public during auction sales and the exhibitions held for them. Outside those appointments, access to the interior is not guaranteed; the portal, the wrought-iron balcony and the courtyard can be seen from the street.

The palace once covered about twice its present area; the rest of the block between today's Via Solferino and Via San Simpliciano held gardens and other Crivelli properties. The 1943 fire spared the frescoed reception rooms, which can be seen during auction exhibitions.