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 ⓘ
Ercole de' Roberti ⓘ
linked to: Girolamo Bedoli

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ferrara → hasPalace → Palazzo Schifanoia ⓘ
Camerino d’Alabastro, Ferrara → partOf → ducal apartments of the Este palace ⓘ
linked to: Palazzo Schifanoia