“Verbum caro factum est” Allegoria in memoria di un benefattore anonimo (1931/1933) by Aldo CarpiCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
The hospital recognizes the honor of the portrait to its most generous benefactors; it is not infrequent the case of doctors who, after having dedicated their lives to caring for the sick in the hospital, remember him in their wills, or there is the possibility that relatives and admirers want to remember a young health care provider who died prematurely, or a distinguished clinical.
Portrait of Antonio Codognola (1675/1699) by Scuola lombarda / Lombardy SchoolCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
We know the faces of the doctors of the Hospital since the seventeenth century, when they were called "Physicists"
Portrait of Ambrogio Caponago (1703) by scuola lombardaCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Carlo Dell'Acqua (1800/1829) by Giuseppe MolteniCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
In the nineteenth century there is no distinctive clothing, and often no connotation is given to the profession (shirts, instruments). It should also be borne in mind that the great innovations in the field of hygiene spread only from the second half of the century, with the discoveries of Ignàc Semmelweis, Joseph Lister, Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch.
Portrait of Giuseppe Scotti (1872/1873) by Eliseo SalaCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Domenico Quadrio (1809/1811) by Amos GranciniCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
In some cases the portrait is also an interesting document of the tools or context in which it operated in the nineteenth century.
Portrait of Pietro Moscati (1824) by Giuseppe SogniCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Lamberto Parravicini (1894) by Francesco ValapertaCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Angelo De Vincenti (1914) by Romano ValoriCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
The twentieth century is a century of revolutions in the medical field, and Milan is at the forefront in every field.
Portrait of Giulio Rezzonico (1916) by Paolo SalaCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
First in the world, Occupational Medicine was born in the Lombard capital; the old Sforza Hospital and its cruise system are now considered obsolete, the new hospital is being pavilions and the buildings of the General Hospital stand;
Villa Greppi di Cernusco sul Naviglio (1937)Ca’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
There is the need of a new decentralized hospital in a rapidly expanding city area, and the new Niguarda hospital is being built.
Portrait of Umberto Carpi de Resmini (1926) by Aldo CarpiCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Ambrogio Bertarelli (1925/1929) by Giuseppe AmisaniCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Giovanni Ballerio (1928) by Carlo CarràCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Pietro Avoledo (1935) by Augusto ColomboCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Carlo Baizini (1935) by Giuseppe PalantiCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Mario Donati con gli allievi (1933) by Roberto FantuzziCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
In 1924 the University of Milan was founded in Milan, of which the Ospedale Maggiore houses the clinics, many distinguished professors direct the departments.
Anfiteatro clinico dell’Ospedale Dermosifilopatico di Via Pace (1937)Ca’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Domenico Cesa Bianchi with students (1933) by Attilio AndreoliCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Carlo Forlanini (1911) by Aldo CarpiCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Agostino Pasini (1947) by Umberto BrambillaCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Achille Aliprandi (1940/1957) by Luisa BaroniCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Even in the second half of the century there is no lack of eminent figures.
L’equipe operatoria delle divisione Otorinolaringoiatrica dell’Ospedale (1967)Ca’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Amilcare Capello (1967/1968) by Savino LabòCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Francesco Rosti (1988) by Renzo BiasionCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Portrait of Vittorio Staudacher (1988) by Roberto SambonetCa’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Donatella Zanacchi
