Secular Renaissance of Ferrara

Introduction

Ferrara, even though not as famous as Florence or Rome for its Renaissance architecture, offers an equally rich collection of buildings from that period. These portfolios contain the most outstanding examples of secular Renaissance in the city. Churches and monasteries would need a separate list.

Sites

These portfolios contain photos of the following sites:

1. Castello Estense | Largo Castello 1 | original castle – Bartolino da Novara, 1385 (incorporating older structures); current castle – Girolamo da Carpi, after 1544
2. Palazzo Schifanoia | Via Scandiana 23 | lower storey – 1385; upper storey – Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini, 1465-1467; frescoes – 1469-1470
3. Casa Romei | Via Savonarola 30 | 1440-1450
4. Palazzo Prosperi-Sacrati | Corso Ercole I d’Este 23 | Biagio Rossetti, 1493-1514
5. Palazzo dei Diamanti | Corso Ercole I d’Este 21 | Biagio Rossetti, 1493-1503
6. Palazzo Costabili (Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro) | Via XX Settembre 122 | Biagio Rossetti, 1495-1504
7. House of Biagio Rossetti | Via XX Settembre 152 | 1502
8. City wall of Ferrara | northern section – Biagio Rossetti, 1493-1505; eastern section – 1512-1518; southern sections – 1575-1585 and 1608-1618
9. House of Ludovico Ariosto | Via Ludovico Ariosto 67 | 1526-1529
10. Palazzo Naselli-Crispi | Via Borgo dei Leoni 28 | Girolamo da Carpi, 1531
11. Palazzo Contughi-Gulinelli | Via Savonarola 38 | 1542
12. Palazzina Marfisa d’Este | Corso Giovecca 170 | 1559
13. Palazzo Paradiso | Via delle Scienze 17 | original building – 1391; current building – 1567, tower – 1610
14. Palazzo Bonacossi | Via Cisterna del Follo 5 | ground floor – 1468; upper floor – 16th century
15. Palazzo Cicognara Sani | Via Terranuova 23 | Alberto Schiatti, 1570s
16. Palazzo Bevilacqua (Palazzo Massari) | Corso Porta Mare 9 | 1591
17. Building of the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Luigi Einaudi” | Via Savonarola 32 & Via Pergolato 2
18. Palazzo di Renata di Francia | Via Savonarola 9 | 15th century

Map

See the mentioned sites on the map.

Portfolio 1: Exteriors

Portfolio 2: Interiors

Photos

Taken in November 2016

Portfolios > Old South