Inaugurated in 1929 in the hall above the cathedral atrium, the Museum remained in its historic location until 2000, when it was moved to the adjoining former church and convent of San Romano. Here treasures such as the ancient organ doors depicting The Annunciation and Saint George slaying the dragon (1469) by Cosmè Tura, leader of the Ferrarese painting school, are preserved. Among the sculptural works, the twelve 13th-century marble panels from the Porta dei Mesi, a side entrance to the Cathedral destroyed in the 1700s, are noteworthy. From the same gate comes the splendid capital with The Stories of Saint John the Baptist. In the apse, the Madonna of the Pomegranate (1406) by Jacopo della Quercia is admired. At the center are displayed eight magnificent tapestries depicting The Life and Martyrdom of Saints George and Maurelio, the two patrons of Ferrara, woven between 1551 and ’53 by the Este ducal manufactories, directed by the Flemish Johannes Karcher, based on cartoons by Garofalo and Camillo Filippi. A rich collection of illuminated antiphonaries, reliquaries, paintings, and other works completes the museum itinerary.
Information about the Cathedral Museum of Ferrara
Via S. Romano,
44121 Ferrara (Ferrara)
0532761299
arteantica@comune.fe.it
Source: MIBACT
