Inside Palazzo Schifanoia, visitors can admire the Salone dei Mesi (Hall of the Months), one of the most important fresco cycles by the "Officina Ferrarese" and one of the most significant examples of Renaissance art in the Este family.
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5 MINUTES OF ART - Palazzo Schifanoia
5 MINUTES OF ART - Palazzo Schifanoia
First Step: Cathedral
The interior of the cathedral is an explosion of classic Baroque and Renaissance splendor, the result of successive renovations that affected the apse (16th century), the transept (17th century), and the naves (18th century).
The result is a harmonious and sumptuous space, with gilded stuccoes, monumental frescoes, and precious sculptures
Second Step: Church of San Francesco
The current church is the third to be built on this site, where Franciscans settled as early as the 13th century. It was build by Biagio Rossetti starting from 1494.
Third Step: Casa Romei
This house is an almost unique example of a noble residence from the 15th century and was built for the banker Giovanni Romei.
Fourth Step: Monastery of Corpus Domini
The cloistered monastery of the Clarisse nuns, is famous beacouse inside there are the tombs of several members of the d'Este family, such as Lucrezia Borgia.
Fifth Step: Church of Santa Maria in Vado
Very ancien church, in 1171, a miraculous event took place there: at the moment of consecration, drops of blood spurted from the Host and fell on the vault of what was then a small temple.
Sixth Step: Palazzo Schifanoia
It was built outside the ancient walls at the behest of Alberto V d'Este in 1385 and was later transformed
and enlarged, especially during the reign of Borso. The most famous and interesting room is the Sala dei Mesi (Hall of the Months), a collective work by several Ferrara painters from the school of Cosmè Tura, including Francesco del Cossa and Ercole de' Roberti.
Seventh Step: Civic Lapidary
It is located in the ex church of S. Libera and it collect artifacts arranged according to topographical criteria.
Eigtht Step: Palazzina Marfisa d'Este
It is a magnificent example of a 16th-century stately home, once surrounded by beautiful gardens. Built by Francesco d'Este, the building was part of a larger complex of buildings, connect together by a garden that no yet exists.
