Villa Imperiale of Pesaro

A castle at the site was supposedly built starting in 1452 by Alessandro Sforza while he was visited by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III.

His wife, Eleonora Gonzaga later commissioned further refurbishment by Pietro Bembo, including completing the cortile d’onore (courtyard of honor).

The interior frescoes employed a number of major Mannerist painters including Dosso and Battista Dossi, Camillo Mantovano, Raffaellino del Colle, Bronzino, and Francesco Menzocchi.

On April 5, 2019, a presentation at the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Pesaro described the project of cataloguing and digitizing a unique collection of documents belonging to Pope Clement XI.

Of particular interest are the Pope's private documents and a collection of 23 music books for lute and other instruments, such as harpsichord and viola da gamba.