The Brera Art Gallery is one of Italy’s most important art museums, located in Milan. It houses an impressive collection of Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings, including masterpieces by Raphael, Caravaggio, Bellini, and Mantegna. Founded in the 18th century by Emperor Francis II of Habsburg, the gallery is housed in the elegant Palazzo Brera and serves as both a museum and an academy of fine arts. It is especially famous for Raphael’s Sposalizio (The Marriage of the Virgin).