In Milan, Bramante turned increasingly to architecture. According to Vasari, he resolved to do so when he first saw Milan's enormous cathedral. He may have hoped to displace his rivals in Milan and establish himself as ducal architect-in-chief, but this was not to be; as an outsider he received only a limited number of commissions from the Duke. He was also unable to circumvent the guild system that so effectively controlled the building trade in Milan, and most of his works were taken on as collaborations with local sculptor-architects, notably Giovanni Antonio Amadeo. Bramante certainly guided some of the most far-reaching projects of the period, however, and his expert opinion was sought in 1487-90 in connection with the crossing of Milan Cathedral (for which he proposed a Gothic design). He no doubt cultivated and maintained contact, both in Milan and on the lengthy trips he made to Florence and Rome in the 1490s, with other leading architects of the period, including Francesco di Giorgio, who inspected the cathedral in 1490, and Giuliano da Sangallo, who came to Milan in 1492.

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	Interior view c. 1492 Photo Canonica courtyard, Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan	1900*1262 True Color 175 Kb
	Interior view c. 1492 Photo Canonica courtyard, Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan	1900*1262 True Color 215 Kb
	Interior view c. 1492 Photo Canonica courtyard, Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan	1900*1262 True Color 219 Kb
	Exterior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	707*879 True Color 123 Kb
	Exterior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	1006*1000 True Color 155 Kb
	Exterior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	1300*1015 True Color 177 Kb
	Interior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	1050*838 True Color 195 Kb
	Interior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	900*1025 True Color 192 Kb
	Interior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	1041*1400 True Color 216 Kb
	Interior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	1165*1165 True Color 322 Kb
	Interior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	1800*1200 True Color 225 Kb
	Interior view 1493 Photo Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	2000*1333 True Color 234 Kb
	Exterior view 1482 Photo Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	1300*1032 True Color 214 Kb
	Exterior view 1482 Photo Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	675*900 True Color 61 Kb
	Interior view towards the choir 1482 Fresco, height of arch 10,6 m Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	995*990 True Color 209 Kb
	Interior view towards the choir 1482 Fresco, height of arch 10,6 m Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	1034*1300 True Color 214 Kb
	Interior view 1482 Photo Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	1200*1200 True Color 255 Kb
	Interior view 1482 Photo Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	1800*1200 True Color 240 Kb
	Interior view 1482 Photo Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	750*1000 True Color 158 Kb
	Interior view 1482 Photo Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan	900*540 True Color 38 Kb
	General view 1492-94 Photo Piazza Ducale, Vigevano	1500*776 True Color 230 Kb
	General view 1492-94 Photo Piazza Ducale, Vigevano	2000*1499 True Color 242 Kb
	General view 1492-94 Photo Piazza Ducale, Vigevano	1800*556 True Color 164 Kb
	General view 1492-94 Photo Piazza Ducale, Vigevano	2000*1499 True Color 237 Kb
	General view 1492-94 Photo Piazza Ducale, Vigevano	1986*909 True Color 198 Kb
	General view 1492-94 Photo Piazza Ducale, Vigevano	1800*1261 True Color 244 Kb
	Interior of a Church 1481 Engraving, 708 x 512 mm British Museum, London	750*1036 True Color 205 Kb