Palazzo Schifanoia

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Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Italy, famed for its richly frescoed halls depicting allegorical and astrological themes commissioned by the Este family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance palace
historic building
museum
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Renaissance architecture
artMovement Ferrara School of painting
category Museums in Ferrara
Palaces in Ferrara
Renaissance architecture in Emilia-Romagna
commissionedBy House of Este
contains Salone dei Mesi
country Italy
countryOfHeritage Italy
decoratedBy Cosmè Tura
Girolamo Bedoli
surface form: Ercole de' Roberti

Francesco del Cossa
etymology from Italian 'schivar la noia' meaning 'to escape boredom'
famousFor allegorical frescoes
astrological frescoes
fresco cycles
hasArtForm fresco
stucco decoration
hasFacade decorated terracotta facade
hasPart Hall of the Months
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural site
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Emilia-Romagna
Ferrara
Italy
material brick
openToPublic true
ownedBy Este family
partOf Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
patron Borso d'Este
significantEvent Renaissance enlargement under Borso d'Este
startDate 14th century
theme months of the year
planetary deities
triumphs of Borso d'Este
zodiac signs
touristAttraction true
use ducal leisure residence
museum of civic art

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Ferrara hasPalace Palazzo Schifanoia