The symbol of the city of Milan is somewhat macabre; it takes the form of a biscione (viper) devouring a small child. The biscione was originally the emblem of the Visconti family, Lords and then Dukes of Milan between the 13th and 15th centuries. Such an emblem crowns the Fontana dei Fauni (Fountain of the Fauns) in Villa Sciarra. The fountain was imported from Lombardy in the 1920s. Comments are closed.
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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private walking tours of Rome.
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