Palazzani Marfisa d’Este

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Palazzani Marfisa d’Este, Renaissance palace and art museum on Corso Giovecca, Ferrara, Italy

The Palazzina Marfisa d'Este presents a long brick facade with rectangular windows and contains rooms decorated with mythological frescoes and period furnishings.

Francesco d'Este commissioned the palace construction in 1559, and his daughter Marfisa inherited it in 1578, residing there until her death in 1608.

The interior rooms display Renaissance art through ceiling frescoes depicting mythological themes and grotesque decorations, including a marble bust of Duke Ercole I d'Este.

The museum recorded 18,743 visitors in 2019 and provides complete wheelchair accessibility through its exhibition spaces and garden areas.

Local stories tell of Marfisa's ghost taking nighttime rides through Ferrara streets, adding mysterious elements to the palace's history.

Location: Ferrara

Inception: 1938

Official opening: 1938

Accessibility: Rolstoeltoegankelijk

Address: Corso della Giovecca, 170, 44121 Ferrara FE 44121 44121

Website: http://artecultura.fe.it/382/palazzina-marfisa-d-este

GPS coordinates: 44.83320,11.62972

Latest update: March 7, 2025 07:29

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