Palazzo Paradiso

The Palazzo Paradiso is a Renaissance palace located on Via Scienze #17 in the medieval center of Ferrara, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Adjacent to the historic Jewish ghetto of Ferrara, it houses: The palace was erected in 1391 by Alberto V d'Este on the occasion of his marriage with Giovanna de Roberti.

Like a number of other Quattrocento palaces, such as the Schifanoia and the Belfiore, the building was frescoed by Antonio Alberti, here depicting scenes of courtly life and romances.

He also painted a large fresco, now destroyed, of Paradise for the 1437–38 ecumenical council, during which the palace housed the emperor of Constantinople (John VIII Palaiologos) and Pope Eugene IV.

[3] The library, founded in 1750[4] and refurbished in 1801, according to a plaque in the reading room,[5] is dedicated to manuscripts and publications related to local writers such as Ariosto, Tasso, Monti, Govoni, Caretti, and Quilici.

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