FBU4248692: Villa Melzi, Palace neo classic style early 19th century, Napoleonic period. Villa Melzi was built at the beginning of the 19th century by architect Giocondo Albertolli between 1808 and 1810 for Francesco Melzi d'Eril (1753-1816) (Duke of Lodi and vice-president of the Italian Cisalpine Republic founded by Napoleon Bonaparte) summer residence title. Bellagio, Lake Come, Lombardy, Italy. / Bridgeman Images