Renaissance Itineraries Around Carpi, Emilia Romagna
Finale Emilia and the Estense Fortress
"Finale Emilia" was one of the main outposts of the Estense Duchy from the 1200's onwards.
THINGS TO SEE: The Estense Fortress, the Collegiate Church of Saints Filippo and Giacomo; the triptych by Bernardino Loschi (1500) in the parish church in San Felice.
Mirandola and Pico
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), an outstanding, highly cultured man with a prodigious memory came from the ancient noble Pico family..
THINGS TO SEE:
The Pico Palace Gallery; the square, Piazza Costituente; the Palazzo comunale (1468); the Church of St Francis of Assisi; the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
Carpi
One of the greatest Italian Renaissance centres, Carpi became one of the most important courts in the early 1500's.
THINGS TO SEE:
the square, Piazza dei Martiri; Palazzo dei Pio (the Pio family Palace, called the Castle); Cathedral of the Assumption; the Church of St. Nicolò; La Sagra.
Begarelli at Modena. Antonio Begarelli (Modena, 1499-1565) one of the most unusual sculptors of the Italian Renaissance
THINGS TO SEE:
the Deposition (Modena, san Francesco - 1531); statues and altars in San Pietro (Modena, about 1520); Jesus in the house of Martha and Maria (Modena, san Domenico - 1546); the Deposition (Modena, sant'Agostino - 1530); Madonna and Child (Modena, Museo Civico - 1528); Madonna of the Milk (Modena, Galleria Estense).
Jacopo Barozzi, il Vignola
An architect of extraordinary mannerist inspiration, exceptional for his creation of unique works.
THINGS TO SEE IN VIGNOLA:
Palazzo Boncompagni; the Fortress; Villa Galvani; the Parish Church of Saints Nazario and Celso.
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