Casa Donzelli, Art Nouveau palace in Milan, Italy.
Casa Donzelli is a 1913 Art Nouveau building at Via Torquato Tasso 8 in Milan, designed by Enrico Zanoni. Its facade is divided into three vertical parts: two lateral bow windows and a central body, stone-clad on the first two floors and in brick above. A low-arched portal carries a balcony on floral wrought-iron brackets, and the balcony door's low arch is interrupted by a bust of Torquato Tasso.
Casa Donzelli was built in 1913 to a design by the architect Enrico Zanoni, in the Liberty style then current in Milan. It stands at Via Torquato Tasso 8, a street named after the poet whose bust appears on the building itself.
The building's name comes from the bust of the poet Torquato Tasso set into the balcony window above the entrance, a reference to the street's name. Floral motifs in wrought iron decorate the balcony brackets, showing the Liberty style's taste for plant forms rather than geometric ones.
The building sits on Via Torquato Tasso and is easily visible from the street, so you can view the facade without restrictions. Taking time to walk around the corners helps you see all the craftsmanship and different materials used in its design.
The balcony above the entrance is held up by brackets and has a wrought-iron railing with floral motifs; the balcony door's low arch is broken in the middle by a bust of the poet Torquato Tasso, after whom the street is named.
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