Ferrara: Planning the Ideal City

Synopsis: In 1492 Duke Ercole I of Ferrara began a major extension of the city, designed by his court architect Biagio Rossetti. Examines this extension, and its relationship to the history of Ferrara. Shows how the plan grew out of the need to protect Ferrara from Viennese incursions, and how Rossetti carried on the building traditions of medieval Ferrara, though in an up-to-date Renaissance tyle.
Series: Art in Fifteenth-Century Italy, Course A353
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: architectural design; Italy; town & regional planning

Producer

Cast

Stephen Earle
Tim Benton

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