Ghigo Roli photographer

Ferrara and its Surroundings

Views, monuments and works of art o in Ferrara: the Cathedral of St. George, Palazzo Costabili, the Estense Castle, Palazzo Schifanoia with the Renaissance frescoes of the Hall of Months. In addition, images of the surroundings of the Emilian city: the Pomposa Abbey in Codigoro, the Rocca Possente at the Stellata.

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"Colossal Bust of Leopoldo Cicognara", 1818-22, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble.

"Colossal Bust of Leopoldo Cicognara", 1818-22, by Antonio...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in t...

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MEIS, National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in the town of Ferrara: detail of the façade and the surrounding wall flanked by a tree.The MEIS was realised in a building in via Piangipane which is part of the complex consisting of three blocks, enclosed by a double wall. The Museum is therefore the result of a work of conversion of the judicial prison in via Piangipane which was built between 1908 and 1912 based on a design by the engineers Bertotti and Facchini of the Civil Engineer Office. During the twenty years of fascism it became a place of detention for many anti-fascists. After the fall of the regime, on July 30,1943, 88 politic

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Typical products: different kind of rice and rice flour made in Jolanda di Savoia (the rice capital in the area of the Po Delta).

Typical products: different kind of rice and rice flour made...

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Typical product: rice flour made in Jolanda di Savoia (the rice capital in the area of the Po Delta).

Typical product: rice flour made in Jolanda di Savoia (the r...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (today it si the seat of the National Archeological Museum of Spina): entrance to the courtyard.

Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (to...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (today it si the seat of the National Archeological Museum of Spina): entrance to the courtyard.

Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (to...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (today it si the seat of the National Archeological Museum of Spina): detail with the honour staircase.

Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (to...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (today it si the seat of the National Archeological Museum of Spina), garden: detail with well-curb and bell used as a bucket.

Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (to...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (today it si the seat of the National Archeological Museum of Spina), garden: detail with well-curb and bell used as a bucket.

Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (to...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (today it si the seat of the National Archeological Museum of Spina): the courtyard.

Ferrara, Palazzo Costabili o Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro (to...

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Ferrara: partial view of Delle Volte Street (seat of the warehouses of the Medieval merchants)

Ferrara: partial view of Delle Volte Street (seat of the war...

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Ferrara: partial view of Delle Volte Street (seat of the warehouses of the Medieval merchants)

Ferrara: partial view of Delle Volte Street (seat of the war...

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Ferrara, Church of St Romano, toady Museum of the Cathedral: the cloister.

Ferrara, Church of St Romano, toady Museum of the Cathedral:...

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Ferrara, Church of St Romano, toady Museum of the Cathedral: the cloister.

Ferrara, Church of St Romano, toady Museum of the Cathedral:...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, Southern side: detail with the copy of the XV century statue of "Madonna del Corridoio" which had been destroyed.

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, Southern sid...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with telamon supporting the prothyrum.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with lion and telamon supporting the prothyrum.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with lion and telamon supporting the prothyrum.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with Roman female bust , known as "Madonna of Ferrara"

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with statue of Alberto V d'Este dressed as a pilgrim.

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the small loggia with twin bed windows and "Madonna and Child", a clay statue by Cristoforo da Firenze (1427).

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, la Cattedrale dedicata a San Giorgio, facciata: particolare dell'architrave con "Visitazione, Natività, Adorazione dei Pastori, Adorazione dei Magi, Circoncisione, Fuga in Egitto e Battesimo di Cristo".

Ferrara, la Cattedrale dedicata a San Giorgio, facciata: par...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the tympanum and the trabeation with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the trabeation with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the trabeation with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the tympanum and the trabeation with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the tympanum with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the tympanum with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the tympanum with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail of the tympanum and the trabeation with the "Last Judgement".

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: deta...

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with lunette of the Damned.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade: detail with lunette of the Damned.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade detail with lunette of the Chosen.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade detail with lunette of the Chosen.

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Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade detail with knight.

Ferrara, the Cathedral dedicated to St. George, façade detai...

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Ferrara, piazza della Cattedrale (the Cathedral Square): night view of the Cathedral, dedicated to St. George and inaugurated in 1135, from the Vòlto del Cavallo (Passage of the Horse).

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Ferrara, piazza della Cattedrale (the Cathedral Square): view of the Cathedral, dedicated to St. George and inaugurated in 1135.

Ferrara, piazza della Cattedrale (the Cathedral Square): vie...

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Ferrara, piazza della Cattedrale (the Cathedral Square): view of the Cathedral, dedicated to St. George and inaugurated in 1135, from the Vòlto del Cavallo (Passage of the Horse).

Ferrara, piazza della Cattedrale (the Cathedral Square): vie...

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Ferrara: night view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael.

Ferrara: night view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Ca...

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Ferrara: night view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael. In the foreground, the statue of the Ferrara friar Girolamo Savonarola.

Ferrara: night view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Cas...

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Ferrara: night view of eastern side of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael.

Ferrara: night view of eastern side of the Castello Estense...

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Ferrara: night view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael. In the foreground, the statue of the Ferrara friar Girolamo Savonarola.

Ferrara: night view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Cas...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with St. John.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with St. John.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with St. John.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with St. John.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with St. John.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with St. John.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with gentlewoman.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail with gentlewoman.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Church of San Domenico on the subject of the Stories of St. John the evangelist, by Maestro G.Z. (Michele dai Carri?), 15th century. Detail.

Ferrara, Pinacoteca Nazionale: fresco detached from the Chur...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century frescoes attributed to the painter of the Rimini school, Maestro di Tolentino: "The Miracle of St Guido", in which the blessed abbot turns water into wine before Gebeardo, the Archbishop of Ravenna. Detail.

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century fresc...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century frescoes attributed to the painter of the Rimini school, Maestro di Tolentino: "The Miracle of St Guido", in which the blessed abbot turns water into wine before Gebeardo, the Archbishop of Ravenna.

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century fresc...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century frescoes attributed to the painter of the Rimini school, Maestro di Tolentino: "The Miracle of St Guido", in which the blessed abbot turns water into wine before Gebeardo, the Archbishop of Ravenna.

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century fresc...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century frescoes attributed to the painter of the Rimini school, Maestro di Tolentino: "Deesis", ie Christ among the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Benedict, Saint Guido.

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century fresc...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century frescoes attributed to the painter of the Rimini school, Maestro di Tolentino: "Last Supper".

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, Refectory: fourteenth-century fresc...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, apse: frescoes by Vitale da Bologna. Detail of the lower register with "the martyrdom of St. Eustace, tortured in a bronze ox with his wife and children".

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa M...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, the apse basin: frescoes by Vitale da Bologna. Detail with saints.

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, the apse basin: frescoes by Vitale da Bologna. Detail with angels and saints.

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa M...

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Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, apse: frescoes by Vitale da Bologna. Detail of the lower register with the "Baptism of St. Eustace".

Codigoro, Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa M...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, apse: fourteenth-century frescoes by Vitale da Bologna. Detail of the Virgin Mary, depicted in a precious gold embroidered dress, while presenting the patron abbot Andrea. She holds the cartouche with the inscription "tuam fili clementiam" in her left hand. The latin text is a recommendation for the community of Pomposa and for humanity. Next to her, the holy Benedictine is Guido, while in the foreground there are the saints Caterina, Orsola, Elena and Maddalena.

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Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, apse: fourteenth-century frescoes by Vitale da Bologna. Detail of the Virgin Mary, depicted in a precious gold embroidered dress, while presenting the patron abbot Andrea. She holds the cartouche with the inscription "tuam fili clementiam" in her left hand. The latin text is a recommendation for the community of Pomposa and for humanity. Next to her, the holy Benedictine is Guido, while in the foreground there are the saints Caterina, Orsola, Elena and Maddalena.

Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of San...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, apse: fourteenth-century frescoes by Vitale da Bologna, depicting Christ in majesty with angels and saints. Detail of blessing Christ in majesty within the almond and holding the book with the words "pacem meam do vobis" in his left hand.

Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of San...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria, apse: fourteenth-century frescoes by Vitale da Bologna, depicting Christ in majesty with angels and saints. Detail of blessing Christ in majesty within the almond and holding the book with the words "pacem meam do vobis" in his left hand.

Codigoro, the Pomposa Abbey, interior of the Basilica of San...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria. In the foreground, the opus sectile floor (VI - XII sec) and baptismal font.

Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of San...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria. In the foreground, the opus sectile floor (VI - XII sec) and baptismal font.

Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of San...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria. In the foreground, the opus sectile floor (VI - XII sec)

Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of San...

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Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria. In the foreground, the opus sectile floor (VI - XII sec)

Codigoro, the Pomposa abbey: interior of the Basilica of San...

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: "View of the Estense Castle", print.

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Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: "View of the for Comacchio bridges", print.

Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known a...

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Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael, Camerino dei Baccanali, wanted by Alfonso d'Este : "The triumph of Arianna", fresco by Ludovico Settevecchi.

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Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael, Camerino dei Baccanali, wanted by Alfonso d'Este : "Harvest", fresco with a Bacchic theme, by the Filippi workshop.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: view of the ceiling of the Aurora hall: at the centre "Time (Cronus)", aroundframes with Dawn, Day, Sunset and Night. Work by Bastianino and Ludovico Settevecchi. The cornices which are decorated with putti are by Leonardo da Brescia. The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of Dawn: "Time (Cronus)", by Bastianino. The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the cornices decorated with putti driving fantastical chariots and festoons of fruit onm a golden backgorund. Work by Leonardo da Brescia.The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the cornices decorated with putti driving fantastical chariots and festoons of fruit onm a golden backgorund. Work by Leonardo da Brescia.The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also kno...

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the cornices decorated with putti driving fantastical chariots and festoons of fruit onm a golden backgorund. Work by Leonardo da Brescia.The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

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Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: Portrait of Laura Dianti, also known as Eustochia. She was Alfonso I d'Este's lover and after the death of his wife Lucrezia Borgia she probably became his third wife. Painting of the XVII century.

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Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: Portrait of Borso d'Este, XIX century.

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Ferrara, Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: Portrait of Alfonso d'Este, by Ferrara painter, second half of XVI century.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of Dawn: "Night", by Bastianino. The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also kno...

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of Dawn: "Sunset" , by Ludovico Settevecchi. The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of Dawn: "Day" , by Ludovico Settevecchi. The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also kno...

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of Dawn: "Dawn" with the chariot of the Sun, by Bastianino. The Chamber, former Ercole II's private room, was known in 1600 as the mirror chamber. It gives the name to the whole representation apartment that Alfonso II wanted. The vault scenes are thought to be the allegory of human life.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The Dance of Seasons". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The Pancrazio (a merging of Wrestling and boxing)". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization " is by Leonardo da Brescia.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The Pyrrhichios dance". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization is by Ludovico Settevecchi.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The race of the quadriga". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization is by Ludovico Settevecchi.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The game of the ball at the bracelet". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization is by Ludovico Settevecchi.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The game of circles with tinkling". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization of "the games of circles with tinkling" is by Ludovico Settevecchi.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"The trigonale (ability games with the ball)". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization of "Trigonale" is by Ludovico Settevecchi.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"Wrestling". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization of "Wrestling" is by Leonardo da Brescia.

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Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael: detail of the ceiling of the Hall of Games,"Swimming". The frescoes are designed by Pirro Ligorio. The realization of "Swimming" is by Leonardo da Brescia.

Ferrara, the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also kno...

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Ferrara: view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael. In the foreground, the statue of the Ferrara friar Girolamo Savonarola.

Ferrara: view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle),...

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Ferrara: view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle), also known as Castle of St. Michael. In the foreground, the statue of the Ferrara friar Girolamo Savonarola.

Ferrara: view of the Castello Estense (the Estense Castle),...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia, Museum: "La Dolente", polychrome terracotta (about 1480 - 1485) by Guido Mazzoni.

Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia, Museum: "La Dolente", polychro...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section of the month of "June": Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section of the month of "June": Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section: Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail with river and country life.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section: Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail with river, towers and country life.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section: Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section: Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower section: Life scenes of Borso d'Este's court, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470. Detail.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Lower secti...

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Bondeno, La Stellata: the powerful stronghold, a defensive tower on the bank of the Po built around the 11th century and subsequently enlarged in 1362 by Niccolò II d'Este wished. At that time it was located near the delta of the Po.

Bondeno, La Stellata: the powerful stronghold, a defensive t...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wall: "June" with the triumph of Mercury, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wa...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wall: "June" with the triumph of Mercury, the Zodiac sign of Cancer and the three Decans, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wa...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wall: "July" with the triumph of Jupiter and Cybele, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wa...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wall: "July" with the triumph of Jupiter and Cybele, the Zodiac sign of the Leo and the three decans, on a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wa...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wall: "August" with the triumph of Ceres, the Zodiac sign of the Virgo and the three decans, onm a project by Cosmé Tura e realised by painters of the Ferrara school, about 1468 - 1470.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wa...

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Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wall: "September" with the representation of the Vulcano's forge, the Zodiac sign of the Libra and the three decans, by Ercole de' Roberti o Master of the Libra, about 1468 - 1470.

Ferrara: Palazzo Schifanoia, Hall of the Months, Northern Wa...

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Bondeno, La Stellata: the powerful stronghold, a defensive tower on the bank of the Po built around the 11th century and subsequently enlarged in 1362 by Niccolò II d'Este wished. At that time it was located near the delta of the Po.

Bondeno, La Stellata: the powerful stronghold, a defensive t...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia (Este residence, or delizia) : the façade. View of the main entrance in Scandiana street. The façade is characterised by a big marble portal realised in 1470 by Ambrogio di Giacomo da Milano e Antonio di Gregorio on drawings by Pietro di Benvenuto degli Ordini. Above the arched white marble portal, there is a big emblem of the Estense family and the Unicorn, one of the araldic device by Borso.

Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia (Este residence, or delizia) : t...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia (Este residence, or delizia) : the façade. View of the main entrance in Scandiana street. The façade is characterised by a big marble portal realised in 1470 by Ambrogio di Giacomo da Milano e Antonio di Gregorio on drawings by Pietro di Benvenuto degli Ordini. Above the arched white marble portal, there is a big emblem of the Estense family and the Unicorn, one of the araldic device by Borso.

Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia (Este residence, or delizia) : t...

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Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia (Este residence, or delizia) : the façade. View of the main entrance in Scandiana street. The façade is characterised by a big marble portal realised in 1470 by Ambrogio di Giacomo da Milano e Antonio di Gregorio on drawings by Pietro di Benvenuto degli Ordini. Above the arched white marble portal, there is a big emblem of the Estense family and the Unicorn, one of the araldic device by Borso.

Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia (Este residence, or delizia) : t...