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Ferrara (/ f ə ˈ r ɑːr ə /; Italian: [ferˈraːra] ⓘ; Emilian: Fràra) is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, [update] it had 132,009 inhabitants. [ 3 ]
The Renaissance in Ferrara began with the signoria of Leonello d'Este around the mid-15th century. Under Leonello's patronage, Ferrara became a hub for the arts and intellectual thought, attracting prominent artists and scholars of the time. [ 1 ]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The four pictures are to be read clockwise, starting from the side nearest the Sala del Governo: in the first one, Lucrezia d’Este, sent by the Duke of Ferrara, is conversing with Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, the Pope's nephew; in front, two secretaries are drawing up the Agreement which was then to be signed by these two plenipotentiaries.
Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna built for the Este family. The name "Schifanoia" is thought to originate from "schifare 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 last chapel clockwise (first on left, the Argenti chapel) had a marble altar with a Christ in Gesthemane, attributed to Girolamo Lombardi, Ferrara and God the Father by Garofalo, along with the still present Capture of Christ in the Garden. The nave and counter facade were frescoed by Giuseppe Filippi. The statues of Saint Francis and Saint ...
Every photograph tells a story, and the Facebook page Vestiges of History is an excellent place to learn how to keep them alive.It collects and shares unique photo recreations, where people mimic ...
Nomenclatura ed etimologia delle piazze e strade di Ferrara e Ampliamenti. Ferrara: 2G Editrice. Bruno Zevi (2006). Saper vedere la città. Ferrara di Biagio Rossetti, «la prima città moderna europea». Torino: Biblioteca Einaudi. Marcello Toffanello, Ferrara. La città rinascimentale e il delta del Po, Roma, 2005, p. 91.