Giovanni Sassu - La riscoperta del Salone dei Mesi. Tra arte, storia e identità civica

Giovanni Sassu - The Rediscovery of the Hall of the Months. Between Art, History, and Civic Identity Third installment of "Return to Schifanoia. Conversations from the Hall of the Months," curated by the Institute of Renaissance Studies and the Museums of Ancient Art of Ferrara. Why is Palazzo Schifanoia, once the delight of the Este family, now home to the most important civic museum in the city of Ferrara? To answer this question, we need to tell the story of one of the most sensational discoveries in the history of European art: the rediscovery of the Cycle of the Months, painted by the great masters of the Ferrara Workshop for Duke Borso d'Este. An event that would forever change the perception of Italian Renaissance art and foster a new civic consciousness. Giovanni Sassu, Director of the Museums of Ancient Art, tells us about this story. © 2022 | Institute of Renaissance Studies | Museums of Ancient Art