Ferrara, one million for the Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este. Improvement work begins

In Ferrara , the construction site of the Palazzina di Marfisa d’Este is about to start: in fact, the important structural improvement works following the earthquake that struck Emilia in 2012 will be entrusted in a few days. After hosting the exhibition dedicated to the historic voice of the Nomads, Augusto Daolio, the Palazzina was closed and the intervention procedures started, which led to the awarding of the works to the company Vincenzo Capriello Srl. The total amount of the investment is more than one million euros, about 625 thousand euros of municipal contributions and about 422 thousand from the Emilia-Romagna Region. The construction site will be set up in the coming weeks; the work will be awarded next Wednesday, January 18.

The works envisaged in the project are mainly structural, for damage restoration and seismic improvement. In detail, the following are planned: stiffening of roof pitches, construction of curbs, insertion of chaining for structural strengthening, and repair of cracks in load-bearing walls. The work program also includes the rehabilitation and protection of aesthetic features, through cleaning and restoration operations and for the optimization of overcoming architectural barriers. The action will also extend to the Loggia degli aranci, with the insertion of a corten steel curb in the most “vulnerable” area, which affects the walls of the adjacent Sala Grotta. All work has, of course, been shared with the Superintendence.

The palace was built around 1559, and Francesco d’Este bequeathed it to his daughter Marfisa, who lived there with her husband Alderano Cybo until her death in 1608. Around the middle of the 18th century, it was rented out and continuously put to improper use, thus initiating a process of degradation that continued until the early 20th century. In 1899 all the buildings adjacent to the Palazzina except for the Palazzina itself and the adjacent loggia were destroyed; thus, it was not until the early 20th century that the building took on the configuration it retains today. In 1909 it was the Ferrariae Decus association that undertook the restoration and arrangement on behalf of the municipality, but the work was suspended years later due to the outbreak of World War I. In 1937 u instead the Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara took on the task of restoring the building, counting on the collaboration of engineer Carlo Savonuzzi and Nino Barbantini to restore and restore the decorations. Inside the Palazzina the ceiling paintings, partially redone in the 20th century, are the work of the Filippi workshop. The Palazzina is furnished with 16th- and 17th-century furniture, partly from Ferrara and partly purchased on the antiques market.

“A new building of extraordinary value is about to be reborn, with major investment and municipal co-financing,” says Public Works Councillor Andrea Maggi. “Palazzina Marfisa is an integral part of a strategic plan for the recovery, improvement and enhancement of residences, noble palaces, and historic buildings in Ferrara that, step by step, is bringing to light and returning to citizens the places of Ferrara’s past and culture.”

“The intervention, upon completion,” adds Culture Councillor Marco Gulinelli, “will allow us to count on a rediscovered mansion, improved from a structural point of view and enhanced from a historical and architectural and decorative point of view, so that it will once again become one of the venues for the rich cultural offerings that we are and want to increasingly develop for the city and its visitors.”

Ferrara, one million for the Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este. Improvement work begins

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