The essay discusses the renovation of the palace of the court of Ferrara during the fifteenth century, and the role which played in the occurrence the teaching of Leon Battista Alberti. The essay is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to the base of the equestrian monument of Niccolò III d'Este, traditionally attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, and that the author instead correlates with the pro-Byzantine environments that revolved around the Este court. The second part of the paper focuses on the various phases of the work of radical reorganization of the court palace undertaken by Ercole I d'Este in 1471 and here for the first time reconstructed in detail.
Leon Battista Alberti e il rinnovamento del palazzo di corte di Ferrara
FOLIN, MARCO
2009-01-01
Abstract
The essay discusses the renovation of the palace of the court of Ferrara during the fifteenth century, and the role which played in the occurrence the teaching of Leon Battista Alberti. The essay is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to the base of the equestrian monument of Niccolò III d'Este, traditionally attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, and that the author instead correlates with the pro-Byzantine environments that revolved around the Este court. The second part of the paper focuses on the various phases of the work of radical reorganization of the court palace undertaken by Ercole I d'Este in 1471 and here for the first time reconstructed in detail.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.