Palazzo Fava or Palazzo Fava-Ghisilieri is a historic palace at 2 via Manzoni in Bologna , now housing art exhibitions and the Caffè Letterario Carracci Fava. It is most notable for its three rooms of frescoes of scenes from the lives of Jason, Medea, Europa and Aeneas by Ludovico Carracci , Agostino Carracci and Annibale Carracci , commissioned in 1584 by Filippo Fava - he was introduced to them by his tailor Antonio, Agostino and Annibale's father.
2-629: The palace was already old when acquired by the Fava family in 1546. The present structure was built during the Renaissance, with important restorations by Filippo Fava, who received a major dowry on his marriage to Ginevra Orsi. After restoration the building opened on 28 January 2011 with the inaugural exhibition Palazzo Fava. Palazzo delle Esposizioni , displaying works from the Fondazione Carisbo's collections across several floors. It formed part of
4-689: The wider Bologna si rivela event and was curated by the art critic Philippe Daverio . The works were organised as: It has 2.600 m² of display space and is part of the Genus Bononiae. Musei nella Città trail, created by Fabio Roversi Monaco , then president of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna. Philippe Daverio Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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