Casa Minerbi - Del Sale, Medieval building in Ferrara, Italy.
Casa Minerbi - Del Sale is a medieval residential building in Ferrara with rooms that preserve features from centuries past. The interior contains detailed frescoes from the 14th century covering roughly 70 square meters, depicting representations of virtues and vices.
The Del Sale family built this residence in 1350, and ownership later passed to the Minerbi family in the late 19th century. These changes in ownership reflect the shifting fortunes of Ferrara's prominent families over time.
The building serves as home to the Institute of Renaissance Studies and holds an extensive collection of materials about writer Giorgio Bassani. It functions as a gathering place for those studying this literary period and its cultural context.
A visit requires prior arrangement, as the building is not freely accessible to the public. It is best to contact the responsible authorities beforehand to clarify opening times and conditions for a visit.
The frescoes were created by an unknown artist now called the Maestro di Casa Minerbi, whose style shows similarities to that of Giotto. This attribution is based on artistic characteristics that scholars have identified in the surviving works.
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