San Maurizio & Santa Maria

Often overlooked are the churches of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore and Santa Maria Presso San Satiro, both walking distance from the Piazza del Duomo. Full of striking sixteenth-century frescoes by Bernardino Luini and Antonio Campi, San Marurizio is attached to what was once the most important Benedictine convent in the city. San Satiro’s interior displays a painted perspective by Bramante, one of art history’s first ever examples of the trompe l’oiel.