Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini
Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini of Ferrara (working second half of the 15th century) was the court architect of Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. In the Castello Estense, Ferrara, he was responsible for the courtyard and the splendid external staircase of honour erected in 1481; it dominates the piazza. He was also responsible for the Palazzo Schifanoia, where he was called upon in 1465 to remodel and extend the structure and to develop a ducal apartment on an upper level.
Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini
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- Born
- 1448 · Ferrara.
- Died
- 1483 · Ferrara.
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Palazzo Schifanoia
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Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini of Ferrara (working second half of the 15th century) was the court architect of Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. In the Castello Estense, Ferrara, he was responsible for the courtyard and the splendid external staircase of honour erected in 1481; it dominates the piazza. He was also responsible for the Palazzo Schifanoia, where he was called upon in 1465 to remodel and extend the structure and to develop a ducal apartment on an upper level.
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Born at Ferrara in 1448, died in Ferrara in 1483.
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Servizio fotografico: Ferrara, 1974 / Paolo Monti. -
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Bernardino Canozi, Prospettiva con lo scalone monumentale, (1501-1519), tarsia lignea, coro, Cattedrale, Ferrara
Nicola Quirico
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- Le arti a Ferrara nel Quattrocento. Gli artisti e la corte. Edisai. 2010. 978-88-95062-89-1.
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