Entomological collections
Entomological collections They consist of nearly 400,000 dry-prepared specimens stored in entomological boxes and dedicated cabinets. The general collection collects specimens that come from the research activities of the Museum and the Ecology Station. Other materials come from donations or purchases: Historical collection: 562 artifacts, all orders General Collection: 45,000 artifacts, all orders Giorgio Grillenzoni […]
Invertebrate collections
Invertebrate collections These materials include non-insect arthropods, other invertebrates, and other materials resulting from Ecology Station activities that did not make it into the dry collections. In fact, a portion of the field-collected specimens require other conservation techniques because of their biological nature, or they are long series of insects of the same species, represented […]
Malacological collections
Malacological collections The historical collection includes 2,071 specimens for 683 species, many from exotic sources. Over the years, the museum has acquired the collections of Enrico Antichi (1,166 specimens of 695 species of the genus Conus from all over the world), Gianfranco Chesi’s (531 species), Giorgio Lazzari’s (100,000 specimens of at least 3,500 terrestrial and […]
Earth Science Collections.
Earth Science Collections These collections, consisting of rocks, minerals and fossils, gather about 21,000 artifacts, divided as follows: Historical collection (minerals, rocks, fossils): about 4,700 Educational collection (minerals, rocks, fossils): 1,150 Exhibits on display (minerals, rocks, fossils): 1,019 Conti collection (fossils): about 6,000 Collection of “Vienna” (fossils): 3,374 Carlo Pesarini Collection (fossils): 1,941 Mihran Tchaprassian […]
Domenico Panetti, Madonna and Child with Two Donors
Dominic Panetti (c. 1475 – 1512) Madonna and Child and two donors, c. 1497-1500 Tempera grassa on board Museo della Cattedrale, inv. MC057 The panel painting depicting the Madonna and Child and two donors, which adorned one of the side altars of the ancient cathedral although its original location is still unknown today, is […]
Antonio Rossellino, Madonna and Child
Antonio Rossellino (Settignano 1427 – Florence 1479) Madonna and Child, 1460-61 Carrara marble Museo della Cattedrale, on deposit from the church of San Domenico in Ferrara by concession of the FEC (Fondo Edifici di Culto) of the Ministry of the Interior La Madonna and Child by Antonio Rossellino, on deposit from the church of […]
Cosmè Tura, The Organ Doors
Cosmè Tura (Ferrara, c. 1433 – 1495) The princess e St. George slays the dragon; Announcing angel e Virgin Announced, 1469 Tempera grassa on canvas Museo della Cattedrale, invv. MC053-MC056 The ancient organ of Ferrara Cathedral, made by the celebrated friar Giovanni da Mercatello, was placed in the center of the apse and was enclosed […]
Jacopo della Quercia, Madonna of the Pomegranate
Jacopo della Quercia (Siena 1374 – 1438) Our Lady of the Pomegranate, 1403-06 Carrara marble Museo della Cattedrale, inv. MC036 The Madonna of the Pomegranate, by Jacopo della Quercia, is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of 15th-century Italian sculpture. Commissioned in 1403 by the executors of Virgilio Silvestri’s will, the majestic work was placed […]
Master of the Months, Grape Harvest (Month of September)
Master of the Months (active c. 1220-1250) Grape harvest (September) , c. 1225-30 Verona Stone Museo della Cattedrale, inv. MC045 The famous tile with the grape harvest, unanimously interpreted as depicting the month of September, is part of the series of sculptures from the ancient Porta dei Pellegrini, also known as the Porta dei Mesi, […]
Domenico Poggini Medal
On the obverse, the medal depicts the poet in profile with wavy, long hair covering the nape of his neck, accompanied by the legend LVDOVICUS ARIOSTVS. The reverse, on the other hand, depicts a hand wielding a shear with which the forked tongue of a snake hidden in the grass of a meadow is sliced […]