Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Palazzo Municipale
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Palazzo Municipale
The Municipal Palace of Ferrara is located in Piazza del Municipio. It was the Este's ducal residence until the 16th century, when the court moved to the nearby Castello Estense . Today it is the seat of the municipality of Ferrara. The original core of the building was started in 1245 along the Via Cortevecchia; assumed the current dimensions between 1472 and 1481. The main entrance, placed in front of the cathedral called Volto del Cavallo , is flanked by the equestrian statue of the Marquess Niccolò III and that of the duke Borso d'Este sitting on the faldistorio with the scepter in the act of administering justice. The equestrian statue of Nicholas III was hoisted in 1451 on a singular type of support inspired by the triumphal arches of Rome or according to another hypothesis to the pedestals in the shape of a column that would recall Roman imperial models present atConstantinople . The construction of the equestrian monument was entrusted to the Florentine sculptors Antonio di Cristoforo (the figure of the Marquis), Nicolò Baroncelli (the horse) and Meo di Checco, better known as Bartolomeo di Francesco, for the marble parts. However for its realization the Marquis Leonello d'Este made use of the advice and judgment of Leon Battista Alberti . The statue of Borso, finished in 1454, was first placed in front of the Palazzo della Ragione and its death in 1472 transferred to its current location.
Seismic events and military occupations led to considerable changes over the centuries. Between 1924-1928 the façade placed in front of the cathedral of San Giorgio was rebuilt in the neo-medieval style while the remaining part along the current Corso Martiri della Libertà had already been remodeled in 1738 . The façade in front of the Duomo and the Tower of the Victory , in place of which, until the 1570 earthquake once stood the tower of Rigobello, then collapsed, were designed by the engineer Carlo Savonuzzi , in charge of completing the reconstruction works of the façade Main of the Town Hall started by Wenceslas Borzani in 1923 and finished in 1928.
A large part of this reconstruction covered the city administration, represented by the mayor Renzo Ravenna , in turn supported by Italo Balbo . An episode to remember is the repositioning on the ancient columns on the sides of the Volto del Cavallo of copies of the bronze statues of Borso d'Este on the throne and of Niccolò III d'Este on horseback, destroyed in 1796 during the French occupation, which Directorate General for Antiquities and Fine Arts. The mayor, Nello Quilici on the pages of Corriere Padano and the entire citizenry protested until they obtained ministerial authorization. The works were realized by Nicolò Baroncelli and his death was completed by his brother-in-law Domenico di Paris . The observable statues are currently bronze copies, made in 1927 by the sculptor Giacomo Zilocchi , freely inspired by the original fifteenth-century models destroyed. Interestingly, on the north side of the building is the so-called Via Coperta , a protected walkway and on five arches that connects the building with the Estense Castle. Near the entrance to this street Alfonso I d'Este created the famous Alabaster Chimneys .
Through the Horse's Face you enter the Ducal Courtyard (now Piazza del Municipio ) where you can see the marble windows of the Este apartments, the grand staircase ( 1481 ) built according to a design by Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordine and the former Court Chapel , now Sala Estense used mainly for conferences and shows. In 1638 in the then Palazzo Ducale there was the first absolute representation of the work Andromeda by Michelangelo Rossi .
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Palazzo Comunale di Ferrara
Con il rilievo della Sala Estense e i locali del Palazzo Comunale di Ferrara si è avviato con il Comune un progetto di ricerca sull’acquisizione e la gestione di un database tridimensionale del patrimonio architettonico ferrarese. Tale sperimentazione é stata finalizzata non solo all’archiviazione ma anche alla consultazione diretta di modelli tridimensionali, densi di informazioni metriche, morfologiche e qualitative dei manufatti rilevati.
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Palazzo Municipale
Il Palazzo Municipale di Ferrara, costruito a partire dalla prima metà del XIII secolo dagli Estensi e oggi sede dell'Amm.ne Comunale.
Palazzo Paradiso - Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea - Ferrara
Sede della Biblioteca comunale Ariostea, è ubicato in via delle Scienze. Palazzo Paradiso è noto soprattutto perché all’interno vi è situata la tomba di Ludovico Ariosto e perché vi vide laurearsi Paracelso. Voluto da Alberto V d’Este, venne costruito nel 1391 con l’intento di creare una delizia estense e decorato con affreschi che raffigurano scene di corte e le vicende dei romanzi cavallereschi: ecco perché si chiama “Paradiso. Nel Seicento a seguito di un intervento di Giovan Battista Aleotti venne realizzata la torre dell’orologio e il portale marmoreo e il palazzo assunse il suo aspetto attuale. Nella biblioteca sono contenuti diversi volumi e manoscritti antichi, incunaboli, codici miniati, cimeli dell’Ariosto e di altri scrittori; inoltre contiene circa 650 edizioni diverse delle opere di Ariosto tra le quali alcune dell’epoca.
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Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Palazzo Schifanoia
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Palazzo Schifanoia
Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna built for the Este family. The name Schifanoia is thought to originate from schivar la noia meaning literally to escape from boredom which describes accurately the original intention of the palazzo and the other villas in close proximity where the Este court relaxed. The highlights of its decorations are the allegorical frescoes with details in tempera by or after Francesco del Cossa and Cosmè Tura, executed ca 1469–70, a unique survival of their time.
This palace forms part of a catalogue of pleasure palaces for the Este family, including the following:
Delizia di Belriguardo a Voghiera
Delizia del Verginese a Portomaggiore
Castello di Mesola a Mesola
Villa della Mensa a Sabbioncello San Vittore
Delizia di Benvignante ad Argenta, Italy
The Palace of Belfiore which once held the Studiolo of the Palazzo Belfiore, no longer exists.
The palace had its origins in a single-storey structure without wings built for Alberto V d'Este (1385), a small retreat intended solely for suppers and diversions (delizie), as a sort of banqueting house, with an urban front and a garden front. As the equivalent of a Roman villa suburbana, the Palazzo Schifanoia long predated the first such pleasure villa built in Renaissance Rome, the Belvedere built for Nicholas V.
In 1452 Borso d'Este received the title of Duke for the imperial fiefs of Modena and Reggio Emilia that he held from Emperor Frederick III. The occasion for the cycle of frescoes was the expected investiture of Borso d'Este as Duke of Ferrara in 1471 by Pope Paul II. The subtext of the festivities embodied in the fresco cycle is the right ordering of mankind and nature under the good government of the Duke, the guarantor of peace and prosperity in the Este dominions. Under the commissions of Borso d'Este, the architect Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini was called upon to develop a ducal apartment on an upper level, providing the building with a salone suitable for presentations of ambassadors and delegations, a counterpart of the governing structure of Ferrara housed in the former Palazzo della Ragione, destroyed in World War II. The palace was often used by Marfisa d'Este, a great patron of the arts.
There, in the Salone dei Mesi (Hall of the Months), Cosimo Tura's purely pagan cycle of the months presents the cycle of the year as an allegorical pageant with the appropriate Olympian gods presiding on their fanciful cars drawn by the beasts proper to each deity, with appropriate personifications of the constellations of the zodiac. The frescoes were realized circa 1469–70 by artisans of the d'Este household, the larger figures based on cartoons by Cosmé Tura, and the vignettes of the labors of the year and the activities of the Ferrarese court under the benevolent eye of Borso d'Este, flanked by astrological figures to designs by Francesco del Cossa and Ercole de' Roberti. The learned and elaborate scheme of the allegorical presentations must have come from the immediate circle of Borso d'Este, perhaps from the court astrologer, Pellegrino Prisciani, with some details drawn from Boccaccio's Genealogia deorum.
In the Sala delle Virtù (Hall of Virtues) nearby, the sculptor Domenico di Paris painted the stucco reliefs in a frieze of putti and symbols of the Cardinal and Theological Virtues, under a painted compartmented ceiling.
Palazzo Schifanoia forms part of the heritage of Ferrara conserved under the umbrella of the Musei Civici d'Arte Antica di Ferrara. The 14th and 15th century rooms contain collections of antiquities, a numismatic collection and medals cast by Pisanello and other Quattrocento artists to commemorate members of the Este family.
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E' il maestoso simbolo di Ferrara con le sue quattro torri circondate dal fossato, i rossi mattoni di cotto, le eleganti balaustre bianche, le prigioni e le sale per i giochi e il diletto di corte.
A Ferrara nel 1385, una pericolosa rivolta convinse Niccolò II d’Este della necessità di erigere una poderosa difesa per sé e la sua famiglia sorse così il Castello di San Michele, fortezza che ricorda il Castello di S. Giorgio a Mantova - realizzato anch'esso da Bartolino da Novara. A quel periodo risalgono la massiccia imponenza, il fossato, i ponti levatoi, le torri austere. Un passaggio coperto, ancora esistente, univa l’edificio militare al palazzo dei marchesi, oggi Palazzo Municipale. Passarono i secoli e i pericoli di sommosse cessarono. Allora il castello fu abbellito e slanciato per divenire la magnifica residenza della corte: venne arricchito dalle altane sopra le torri, dai balconi di marmo, dal cortile d'onore di linee cinquecentesche e dai fastosi appartamenti affrescati, ancor oggi visitabili all'interno del percorso museale.
Le imponenti torri, poste ai quattro angoli del Castello svettano ancora oggi sulla città, simbolo indelebile della grandezza e magnificenza della Famiglia D'Este: a sud-est la Torre Marchesana e a sud-ovest la Torre di San Paolo, a nord-ovest la Torre di Santa Caterina, a nord-est la splendida Torre dei Leoni, punto panoramico da cui ammirare la città.
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Piazza Cattedrale
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Piazza Cattedrale
Piazza Cattedrale (or Piazza Duomo) is bounded by the front of the Cathedral , Palazzo della Ragione with Torre Aleotti, Torre della Vittoria, Palazzo Ducale , now Palazzo Municipale , and finally by the Archbishopric. The crown buildings of the square were the same, but before the war the central figure was dominated by the austere and whiskered figure of King Vittorio Emanuele II, in a monument erected in bronze in 1889 by the sculptor Giulio Monteverde. At the feet of the sovereign, another figure, also in bronze, represented Italy.
The tunes of the Ferrarese were often addressed in an irremediable way to the statue that was ridiculed with the name of peg; when the monument was removed, the square regained the breath, the depth and freedom it had always enjoyed. No one remembers the horse tram that stopped in front of the Cathedral, but starting from 1910 the electric tramway came into operation and a clanging convoy made its regular stop in front of the Duomo: other times and other speeds today fortunate, mitigated mind, at least in the historical center, from a pedestrian area that is not always respected.
From the arch of the horse, attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, there was a loggia which - extending to the north - conformed the architectural structure of the square by unifying the wall of the Este palace in front of the Cathedral. The Ferrarese could thus walk comfortably around the perimeter of the Piazza, sheltered from the vagaries of the weather, but above all they could admire a more harmonious architectural prospect flowing in the three open spaces constituted by Piazza Trento Trieste , Piazza Cattedrale and Piazza Savonarola .
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Palazzo Schifanoia. Metamorfosi di una delizia degli Estensi
Palazzo Schifanoia. Metamorfosi di una delizia degli Estensi
Un video per scoprire la storia di uno dei monumenti più importanti di Ferrara. Un viaggio attraverso gli otto secoli di storia dell'edificio che gli Este elessero a loro dimora di svago, di governo e di vita quotidiana.
Avvalendosi delle più avanzate tecnologie in materia di modellazione 3D, il video ricostruisce tutte le fasi costruttive che caratterizzano la storia del Palazzo, l'ascesa e lo splendore durante il Quattro e Cinquecento, la rovinosa caduta nel Sette e Ottocento e la definitiva rinascita alla fine nel 1898, quando l'antica delizia fu adibita a Museo Civico.
Il prodotto multimediale nasce dalla collaborazione tra i Musei Civici di Arte Antica, il Dipartimento di Architettura dell'Università di Ferrara e l'Istituto di Studi Rinascimentali.
Coordinamento scientifico, Manuela Incerti
Modellazione 3D e animazione, Dario Arnone e Stefania Iurilli
Gruppo di ricerca
Angelo Andreotti, Marco Bertozzi, Manuela Incerti, Stefania Iurilli e Giovanni Sassu.
FERRARA - La Cattedrale di San Giorgio
FERRARA - La Cattedrale filmata con Sony a65 in 1080p ( Esterni ) e
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La cattedrale di San Giorgio Martire è il principale luogo di culto cattolico di Ferrara. Sorge al centro della città, di fronte al Palazzo Comunale, a fianco dell'antica piazza delle Erbe (poi piazza Trento e Trieste), non lontano dal Castello Estense.
Nella cattedrale è sepolto papa Urbano III.
Il campanile rinascimentale, il cui progetto è attribuito a Leon Battista Alberti, venne realizzato nel 1451-1493.
Nell'atrio d'ingresso si trovano i basamenti originali dei pilastri della cattedrale medioevale, lasciano intuire la ripartizione originaria in cinque navate, vi sono ospitati anche sarcofagi paleocristiani e altri interessanti lapidei dell'epoca.
L'interno in stile barocco è a tre navate con triplice transetto. Al centro spicca l'altare maggiore, consacrato nel 1728, opera di Celio Tirini (scultore veneziano abitante in Ravenna) che reimpiegò marmi provenienti da edifici ravennati, per la maggior parte derivanti dalle rovine del Palazzo di Ravenna di Re Teodorico. A sinistra dell'altare c'è la tomba di Papa Urbano III (morto a Ferrara nel 1187) e a destra il busto del Papa Clemente XI.
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Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Piazza del Municipio
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Piazza del Municipio
Piazza del Municipio is an important square in Ferrara located in the historic center. The present square once housed the ducal courtyard of the Town Hall which was the first residence of the Este family and later, when the ducal family moved into the Estense Castle , the palace was repeatedly altered and modified until the current use for the headquarters of the Common.
The square is famous for the imposing staircase of honor marble white, built and designed by Pietro Benvenuto Orders , featuring a vaulted ceiling with dome and central arches in the Renaissance style while the balustrade marble presents elements Gothic medieval. The entrance to the Sala Estense is also on the square , now used as a theater, while it once represented the facade of the chapel of Santa Maria di Corte.
Piazza Municipale in 1903: the triangular pediment of the façade of the current Sala Estense was demolished in 1923
You can access to the city square through the main entrance placed exactly in front of the porch of the cathedral Face of Horse call consists of a porch adorned on one side by a large column on top of which is placed the statue in bronze of Borso d ' Este on the throne and on the other side by an elegant arch on columns with the statue of Niccolò III d'Este on horseback.
The other entrance is on the opposite side of the square, where the Via Garibaldi starts , called Volto della Colombina. Finally, the last entrance is on the oldest side of the building overlooking the Via Cortevecchia called . Piazza del Municipio is often chosen as the venue for demonstrations such as the flag - waving events during the days preceding the Palio of Ferrara or the venue for conferences such as the events of the Città Territorio Festival.
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Ferrara Cathedral, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
Ferrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ferrara, Northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of the city, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Ferrara and the largest religious building in the city. The cathedral stands in the city centre, not far from the Palazzo Comunale and the famous Castello Estense and is connected to the Archbishop's Palace by a covered passage. Construction of the present building began in the 12th century, when the city was being extended towards the left bank of the Po River; the new cathedral was consecrated in 1135. The former cathedral, also dedicated to Saint George, still stands on the right bank of the river outside the city walls and is now known as St George's Basilica Without the Walls (San Giorgio fuori le mura). The original Romanesque design is manifest in the façade, which resembles those of Modena and Parma Cathedrals: it is in white marble, with three cusps and a series of loggias, small arcades and rose windows, statues and numerous bas-reliefs. On the right side is a statue of Alberto d'Este, while on the side is a bronze bust of Pope Clement VIII, over an inscription in memory of his capture of the city. In the centre of the façade is the porch, supported by two columns with Atlases seated on lions at the bases. It is decorated with a Last Judgement by an unknown master and a loggia with a Madonna and Child (a late Gothic addition). The portal is the work of the sculptor Nicholaus, a pupil of Wiligelmus. The lunette shows Saint George, patron saint of Ferrara, slaying the dragon; scenes from the Life of Christ appear on the lintel. The jambs framing the entrance are embellished with figures depicting the Annunciation and the four prophets who foretold the coming of Christ.[1] According to a now-destroyed inscription, Nicholaus was responsible for the design of the original building. The two side portals on the west front are also his work, as is the lower loggia here and on the south side of the building. A second portal by Nicholaus with additions by Benedetto Antellami was present on the south side, but it was demolished during the 18th-century restorations. Some of the sculptures which decorated it are now on the piazza in front of the building (the supporting griffins), in the narthex and in the Cathedral Museum. The portal was used by pilgrims on their way to Rome. Also on the southern side is the unfinished Renaissance bell tower, in white and pink marble, attributed to Leon Battista Alberti and built in 1451-1493. The apse, in brickwork, has arches and marble capitals, and was designed by the Ferrarese architect Biagio Rossetti. The interior, entirely remade in Baroque style after a fire in the 18th century, has a nave and two aisles. It houses bronze statues of the Crucifixion, by Niccolò Baroncelli, and of Saints George and Maurelius, by Domenico di Paris (15th century), as well as a Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Guercino (17th century). In the side chapels are a Madonna Enthroned with Saints by Il Garofalo, an Incoronation of the Virgin by Francesco Francia and a Virgin in Glory by Bastianino, who also painted the Last Judgement in the apse choir (1577-1581). The Cathedral Museum, housed in the former church of San Romano across the square, houses two works by Cosmè Tura (Annunciation and St. George and the Dragon), the Madonna della melagrana by Jacopo della Quercia and eight tapestries with stories of the two patron saints of Ferrara based on cartoons by Garofalo and Camillo Filippi.
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Castle Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
The Castello Estense or castello di San Michele is a moated medieval castle in the center of Ferrara, northern Italy. It is a large block with four corner towers. On 3 May 1385, the Ferrarese people, driven to desperation by taxes and flooding that had brought ruin upon them, took themselves to the Marquis Niccolò II d'Este’s palace to ask the advice of Tommaso da Tortona, the high official held to be responsible for this grave situation. Nicolò tried to calm the revolt all day, but by the evening it was clear that the people's spirits were getting more and more angry and that the very safety of the Estensi was endangered. The order was therefore given to summon the disgraced Tommaso, who was given confession and communion and then given to the crowd, who literally tore him to pieces. This episode, which resulted later in the death of the leaders of the revolt, convinced the Marquis that the family’s palace (which is now the Palazzo Comunale) was insufficient to guarantee the security of the nobility in the event of riots. He therefore ordered the construction of a defensive fortress on the north side of the Palazzo, entrusting the project to the architect Bartolino da Novara. He used a pre-existing tower (the Torre dei Leoni), which was part of the defensive walls, at that period very much to the south of the present ones, running, roughly speaking, along the line of the present Corso Giovecca and Viale Cavour. The tower was joined by curtain walls to another three newly built for this project. Between the Este residence and the new fortress was built an aerial passageway (perhaps in wood) to allow people to flee from one to the other. As the city grew the city walls were moved, so the defensive function of the castle became less important and apartments began to be built in its interior, which was by now considered an annex to the court palace. From the time of Ercole I d'Este on, there are many records of construction of apartments, and of their enlargement and enhancement. The definitive transformation works were ordered by Ercole II after a fire in 1544, which had damaged the previous accommodation. The architect Girolamo da Carpi gave the castle the external appearance which can be still seen today, although the interior has been remodelled several times across the ages. After the departure of the Este to Modena, the castle became the residence of the Papal Legate who administered the Ferrarese territory as civil governor (for a maximum term of four years). There were few changes made to the structure of the building, the most obvious being the increase in height of the north ravelin (the room which currently houses the cafeteria). In 1860 Ferrara was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. The castle, now state-owned, was bought for 70,000 liras in 1874 by the Province of Ferrara that utilized the structure as headquarters of the Prefecture. Over the years the Castle underwent many small restoration projects, especially between 1910 and 1930, when some very questionable attempts were done. During World War II the castle was heavy damaged by aerial bombing, so it was partially reconstructed in 1946. In 1999 under the initiative of the provincial administration, it started The Castle for the City project, that scheduled a massive restoration of the castle. The itinerary of the restoration of the castle has gone through important steps to remember: the exhibition The Triumph of Bacchus inaugurated in 2002 by the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and the art exposition The Este in Ferrara opened on 14 March 2004 by the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi. In 2006 the whole project of restoration of the Castle was concluded with two significant events: the completion of the touristic tour designed by Gae Aulenti and the restoration and opening of the Cabinets of Alfonso d'Este. One of the towers was damaged in the 2012 Northern Italy earthquake. On the outside, the castle essentially presents the appearance given to it by Girolamo da Carpi in the second half of the 16th century. Surrounded by a moat, it has three entrances with drawbridges fronted by brickwork ravelins. The fourth entrance, to the east, was sacrificed to make room for the kitchens. At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval fortress, but higher up, da Carpi replaced the battlements with elegant balconies in white stone (resting on series of corbels), making it higher again by constructing a higher storey, covered by a skew roof.
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Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta, situated within the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, is a remarkable cultural landscape. The area comprises the urban centre of Ferrara and adjoining agricultural lands within the ancient and vast Po River Delta.
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The City of Ferrara is a refined journey in the elegance of its architecture and of its works of art, a great expression of the medieval and renaissance period. From the center of Piazza della Repubblica, one may to walk in the direction of the Castello Estense built in 1385, surrounded by the water of the moats, a clear symbol of the power of this family who left permanent signs everywhere in the city. The City Hall, connected to the castle through a covered path, is dated back to about 1200 and has been the ducal residence of the Este Family.
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Ferrara Cathedral, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
Ferrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ferrara, Northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of the city, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Ferrara and the largest religious building in the city. The cathedral stands in the city centre, not far from the Palazzo Comunale and the famous Castello Estense and is connected to the Archbishop's Palace by a covered passage. Construction of the present building began in the 12th century, when the city was being extended towards the left bank of the Po River; the new cathedral was consecrated in 1135. The former cathedral, also dedicated to Saint George, still stands on the right bank of the river outside the city walls and is now known as St George's Basilica Without the Walls (San Giorgio fuori le mura). The original Romanesque design is manifest in the façade, which resembles those of Modena and Parma Cathedrals: it is in white marble, with three cusps and a series of loggias, small arcades and rose windows, statues and numerous bas-reliefs. On the right side is a statue of Alberto d'Este, while on the side is a bronze bust of Pope Clement VIII, over an inscription in memory of his capture of the city. In the centre of the façade is the porch, supported by two columns with Atlases seated on lions at the bases. It is decorated with a Last Judgement by an unknown master and a loggia with a Madonna and Child (a late Gothic addition). The portal is the work of the sculptor Nicholaus, a pupil of Wiligelmus. The lunette shows Saint George, patron saint of Ferrara, slaying the dragon; scenes from the Life of Christ appear on the lintel. The jambs framing the entrance are embellished with figures depicting the Annunciation and the four prophets who foretold the coming of Christ.[1] According to a now-destroyed inscription, Nicholaus was responsible for the design of the original building. The two side portals on the west front are also his work, as is the lower loggia here and on the south side of the building. A second portal by Nicholaus with additions by Benedetto Antellami was present on the south side, but it was demolished during the 18th-century restorations. Some of the sculptures which decorated it are now on the piazza in front of the building (the supporting griffins), in the narthex and in the Cathedral Museum. The portal was used by pilgrims on their way to Rome. Also on the southern side is the unfinished Renaissance bell tower, in white and pink marble, attributed to Leon Battista Alberti and built in 1451-1493. The apse, in brickwork, has arches and marble capitals, and was designed by the Ferrarese architect Biagio Rossetti. The interior, entirely remade in Baroque style after a fire in the 18th century, has a nave and two aisles. It houses bronze statues of the Crucifixion, by Niccolò Baroncelli, and of Saints George and Maurelius, by Domenico di Paris (15th century), as well as a Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Guercino (17th century). In the side chapels are a Madonna Enthroned with Saints by Il Garofalo, an Incoronation of the Virgin by Francesco Francia and a Virgin in Glory by Bastianino, who also painted the Last Judgement in the apse choir (1577-1581). The Cathedral Museum, housed in the former church of San Romano across the square, houses two works by Cosmè Tura (Annunciation and St. George and the Dragon), the Madonna della melagrana by Jacopo della Quercia and eight tapestries with stories of the two patron saints of Ferrara based on cartoons by Garofalo and Camillo Filippi.
Castle Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
The Castello Estense or castello di San Michele is a moated medieval castle in the center of Ferrara, northern Italy. It is a large block with four corner towers. On 3 May 1385, the Ferrarese people, driven to desperation by taxes and flooding that had brought ruin upon them, took themselves to the Marquis Niccolò II d'Este’s palace to ask the advice of Tommaso da Tortona, the high official held to be responsible for this grave situation. Nicolò tried to calm the revolt all day, but by the evening it was clear that the people's spirits were getting more and more angry and that the very safety of the Estensi was endangered. The order was therefore given to summon the disgraced Tommaso, who was given confession and communion and then given to the crowd, who literally tore him to pieces. This episode, which resulted later in the death of the leaders of the revolt, convinced the Marquis that the family’s palace (which is now the Palazzo Comunale) was insufficient to guarantee the security of the nobility in the event of riots. He therefore ordered the construction of a defensive fortress on the north side of the Palazzo, entrusting the project to the architect Bartolino da Novara. He used a pre-existing tower (the Torre dei Leoni), which was part of the defensive walls, at that period very much to the south of the present ones, running, roughly speaking, along the line of the present Corso Giovecca and Viale Cavour. The tower was joined by curtain walls to another three newly built for this project. Between the Este residence and the new fortress was built an aerial passageway (perhaps in wood) to allow people to flee from one to the other. As the city grew the city walls were moved, so the defensive function of the castle became less important and apartments began to be built in its interior, which was by now considered an annex to the court palace. From the time of Ercole I d'Este on, there are many records of construction of apartments, and of their enlargement and enhancement. The definitive transformation works were ordered by Ercole II after a fire in 1544, which had damaged the previous accommodation. The architect Girolamo da Carpi gave the castle the external appearance which can be still seen today, although the interior has been remodelled several times across the ages. After the departure of the Este to Modena, the castle became the residence of the Papal Legate who administered the Ferrarese territory as civil governor (for a maximum term of four years). There were few changes made to the structure of the building, the most obvious being the increase in height of the north ravelin (the room which currently houses the cafeteria). In 1860 Ferrara was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. The castle, now state-owned, was bought for 70,000 liras in 1874 by the Province of Ferrara that utilized the structure as headquarters of the Prefecture. Over the years the Castle underwent many small restoration projects, especially between 1910 and 1930, when some very questionable attempts were done. During World War II the castle was heavy damaged by aerial bombing, so it was partially reconstructed in 1946. In 1999 under the initiative of the provincial administration, it started The Castle for the City project, that scheduled a massive restoration of the castle. The itinerary of the restoration of the castle has gone through important steps to remember: the exhibition The Triumph of Bacchus inaugurated in 2002 by the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and the art exposition The Este in Ferrara opened on 14 March 2004 by the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi. In 2006 the whole project of restoration of the Castle was concluded with two significant events: the completion of the touristic tour designed by Gae Aulenti and the restoration and opening of the Cabinets of Alfonso d'Este. One of the towers was damaged in the 2012 Northern Italy earthquake. On the outside, the castle essentially presents the appearance given to it by Girolamo da Carpi in the second half of the 16th century. Surrounded by a moat, it has three entrances with drawbridges fronted by brickwork ravelins. The fourth entrance, to the east, was sacrificed to make room for the kitchens. At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval fortress, but higher up, da Carpi replaced the battlements with elegant balconies in white stone (resting on series of corbels), making it higher again by constructing a higher storey, covered by a skew roof.
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Castello Estense
Places to see in ( Ferrara - Italy ) Castello Estense
The Castello Estense or castello di San Michele is a moated medieval castle in the center of Ferrara, northern Italy. It consists of a large block with four corner towers. On 3 May 1385, the Ferrarese people, driven to desperation by taxes and flooding that had brought ruin upon them, took themselves to the Marquis Niccolò II d'Este’s palace to ask the advice of Tommaso da Tortona, the high official held to be responsible for this grave situation. Nicolò tried to calm the revolt all day, but by the evening it was clear that the people's spirits were getting more and more angry and that the very safety of the Estensi was endangered. The order was therefore given to summon the disgraced Tommaso, who was given confession and communion and then given to the crowd, who literally tore him to pieces.
This episode, which resulted later in the death of the leaders of the revolt, convinced the Marquis that the family’s palace (which is now the Palazzo Comunale) was insufficient to guarantee the security of the nobility in the event of riots. He therefore ordered the construction of a defensive fortress on the north side of the Palazzo, entrusting the project to the architect Bartolino da Novara. He used a pre-existing tower (the Torre dei Leoni), which was part of the defensive walls, at that period very much to the south of the present ones, running, roughly speaking, along the line of the present Corso Giovecca and Viale Cavour. The tower was joined by curtain walls to another three newly built for this project. Between the Este residence and the new fortress was built an aerial passageway (perhaps in wood) to allow people to flee from one to the other.
As the city grew the city walls were moved, so the defensive function of the castle became less important and apartments began to be built in its interior, which was by now considered an annex to the court palace. From the time of Ercole I d'Este on, there are many records of construction of apartments, and of their enlargement and enhancement. The definitive transformation works were ordered by Ercole II after a fire in 1544, which had damaged the previous accommodation. The architect Girolamo da Carpi gave the castle the external appearance which can be still seen today, although the interior has been remodelled several times across the ages. After the departure of the Este to Modena, the castle became the residence of the Papal Legate who administered the Ferrarese territory as civil governor (for a maximum term of four years). There were few changes made to the structure of the building, the most obvious being the increase in height of the north ravelin (the room which currently houses the cafeteria).
In 1860 Ferrara was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. The castle, now state-owned, was bought for 70,000 liras in 1874 by the Province of Ferrara that utilized the structure as headquarters of the Prefecture. In the subsequent decades, the castle underwent many small restoration projects, especially between 1910 and 1930, when some very questionable attempts were done. During World War II it was severly damaged by Allied aerial bombing, thus it was partially reconstructed in 1946.
On the outside, the castle essentially presents the appearance given to it by Girolamo da Carpi in the second half of the 16th century. Surrounded by a moat, it has three entrances with drawbridges fronted by brickwork ravelins. The fourth entrance, to the east, was sacrificed to make room for the kitchens.
At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval fortress, but higher up, da Carpi replaced the battlements with elegant balconies in white stone (resting on series of corbels), making it higher again by constructing a higher storey, covered by a skew roof. The towers were improved and made more graceful with roof terraces.
The Ducal Chapel is a little room with elegant geometric lines, destinated to private praying. An old tradition argued that Renée de France - wife of Duke Ercole II of Este who had Calvinist sympathies - ordered this particular decoration, without sacred images. On the walls, coated all over with precious polychrome marbles, no sacred image - either painted or in mosaic - is actually represented, as one would at least expect in the small niches.
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