Since 1880 a point of reference for artists and students of the Academy of Fine Arts
In its fourth generation, the Cesare Crespi art workshop in via Brera at the corner of Fiori Oscuri continues to be a point of reference for the students of the Academy and for artists.
In all these years it has seen prominent figures and great personalities pass by, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge that makes their story one of the most important in the Brera district.
It was born in 1880 as a workshop at the behest of Cesare Crespi, but only in 1957 did it become a company at the behest of Elena, his eldest daughter.
These were the boom years for the artists of Brera, a very well-established neighborhood with a bohemian soul, and together with the nearby Bar Jamaica it became a real institution.
Dino Buzzati, Piero Manzoni, Lucio Fontana, are just some of the artists who supplied themselves in the shop and Cesare never denied payment on credit to anyone.
It was a meeting place, for discussion, for the exchange of trends. It wasn’t just a shop, but a big family.
From 1972, upon Elena’s death, the company was taken over by his nephew Cesare Morlacchi, joined in 1992 by his son Massimo who still carries on the business today.
