Thanks to recent documented research, the company's foundation can be traced back to 1824 by Giovanni Maria Gasparoli, born in Cassano Magnago (Va) in 1824, a decorator by profession. Son of Innocenzo, on 17th April 1821 in Cassano Magnago, he married Rosa Antonia Masina. The couple had eight children: Carlo, Innocente, Giulio, Luigi, Giuseppe, Noè, Luigina and Marietta. Giovanni Maria Gasparoli also worked as a decorator in Buenos Aires: the photo shown here witnesses this period of his life.

The decorating business was continued by his sons Carlo and Noè, who later decided to separate their ways: Carlo (1853-1916) developed his business in Gallarate, while Noè (1859-1919) kept the headquarters in Cassano Magnago. Noè Gasparoli worked as a decorator alongside the painter Luigi Morgari from Turin. Morgari is a well-known figure who left behind several examples of his work as a decorator of ecclesiastical buildings, including in Lombardy. Morgari painted the figurative parts, while Noè decorated the surfaces with more repetitive elements (frames, shapes, racemes, etc.). As evidence of Noè Gasparoli's painting activity, we preserve at our headquarters, a gift from Luigi Morgari, the decoration project for the Church of S. Maria del Cerro in Cassano Magnago, completed in 1865. In the mid-19th century, therefore, we had two branches: one in Cassano Magnago and the other in Gallarate.

Noè married Antonia Liati and they had three children: Carolina, Ercole and Giovanni. Ercole continued his father Noè's craft activity and got married to Giuditta Macchi. They had three children: Noè, Innocente and Antonia. Ercole, Knight of the Republic for war merits, attended the Brera Academy and was President of the Cassanese Association of War Disabled and Invalids, after fighting in the First World War (208th Infantry, Taro Brigade) and being wounded in the head by a grenade explosion. The Gallarate branch of the company was headed by Carlo Gasparoli. Married to Giromina Baratelli, he had five children: Mirocle, Ulisse, Amneris, Giuseppina and Aldo. Initially, Ulisse, brilliant and outgoing, continued the business together with his brother Mirocle, from whom he soon separated. He was a good gymnast and manager of the Gallaratese Gymnastics Society; passionate about the mountains, he was a councillor of the Italian Alpine Club.

In 1945, at the end of the war, a small artisan business run by Ercole Gasparoli was operating in Cassano Magnago, while in Gallarate there was another run by his cousin Ulisse, registered with the Chamber of Commerce as Ercole Gasparoli & C. In October 1945, however, Ulisse and Ercole decided to merge with their respective businesses, retaining the name E. Gasparoli & C.

The company E. Gasparoli & C. was formally established in 1951 after the decision to also start a commercial activity by opening a shop selling paints, varnishes and fine art supplies in Via Mercanti in Gallarate. With the reorganization of the company, Innocente Gasparoli, Ercole's son, who had recently graduated as a surveyor, joined the company. In 1951, Innocente married Eurosia Crostada, with whom he had three children: Paolo, Guido and Marco. In 1961, there was a further significant corporate reorganization that saw Innocente officially become a co-owner of the company. On 24 January 1969, Ulisse Gasparoli died and his wife took over his share of company, which she later transferred to Innocente. Thus, on 23 April of the same year, the E. Gasparoli & C SaS was established, consisting of the General Partner Ercole Gasparoli with a 30% stake and the limited partner Innocente Gasparoli with a 70% stake. On 17 March 1976, Ercole Gasparoli died and, at the end of the division of the inheritance, between the brothers, the new company called “Gasparoli di geom. Innocente & C SaS” was established.

In December 1984, Innocente's sons Paolo, Guido and Marco also joined the company. The new company took on its current name Gasparoli Srl. Guido, graduated in Economics and Business from the L. Bocconi University in Milan, is the Chief Executive Officer; PPaolograduated in Architecture and University Professor at the Milan Polytechnic, is responsible for research and development, marketing and public relations; Marco, graduated in Philosophy from the University of Milan, is the head of the Technical Department.

Recently, the latest generation has joined the company, working alongside their parents. Michele, Paolo's son, has a degree in architecture and specializes in monument restoration; Costanza, Marco's daughter, is an art historian; and Martina, Guido's daughter, is an architect and is now head of communications.