Palazzo Schifanoia
Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, in Emilia -Romagna, Italy, was built for the Este family. The name is derived from Schifanoia schivar la noia, which literally means detest boredom or better escape from boredom, what precisely the meaning of this palace, Sanssouci an early hits.
Famous is the palace of the astrological frescoes by Francesco del Cossa and Tura Cosmè in the Salone dei mesi.
History
The palace was initially outside the urban development of Ferrara in a garden near other delizie called pleasure palace, of which only the Schifanoia is obtained. The original building dating from 1385, commissioned by Alberto V. d' Este, two storey, no side wings, and consisted basically of a large hall for banquets and parties. Under Borso d' Este and his successor Ercole I d' Este, the building of the court architect Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini and Biagio Rossetti was extended.
The original exterior decoration of the palace is not obtained. The simple brick facade of today is no more impression of the former glory of the summer house, with its stucco cladding and its geometric patterns of colored marble imitations. Also the representative marble portal obtained was colored. It was shown earlier, in addition to their coat of arms, also the emblem of the Este, the unicorn. 1493 Rossetti added the palace with a cornice made of terracotta.
Erected by Pietro Benvenuto great hall, the Salone dei mesi, Cosmè Tura and Francesco del Cossa painted with frescoes. The stucco work in the Sala della virtu submitted by Domenico di Paris. The stucco frieze shows Putten, the symbols of the four cardinal virtues and the three theological virtues of faith, hope and love.
After the rule of the Este palace came into the hands of changing owners, one of which was painted over in salone dei mesi the monthly images. It was used among other things as barracks and as a tobacco factory. It was not until 1821, the frescoes were rediscovered. Today, the Schifanoia the city of Ferrara heard and serves as a museum.
The frescoes in the Salone dei mesi
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Museum
The museum now houses next to a collection of objects of Egyptian art and culture of the 5th dynasty to the Greco - Roman period, Greek and Etruscan ceramics and Roman glassware and amphorae. Of prime importance is the numismatic department. Here da Mantova coins from the Republican era and the imperial period of Rome and the Papal States are represented alongside medals by Pisanello and Sperandio. The precious book collections come from the closed monastery of San Giorgio. Among them is one of Borso d' Este Bible commissioned for the monastery of San Cristofero della Certosa. Besides graphics, arts and crafts and sculptures are exhibited from the 16th century to Classicism.