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Start discovering Gallerie Estensi’s treasures on this page. Explore the works of art housed at our sites, read our news, find out about events and projects organised in the Galleries, and follow themed or personalised tours of virtual exhibitions.

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Crespina Dish (Coppa) with Apollo and Daphne

On the inside of this umbonate, ribbed crespina dish, the scene unfolds in a riverside landscape: a nude Daphne flees from Apollo down a path, her bil...

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‘Sentenza contra Giesu Christo Salvator Nostro’

This woodcut belongs to the Pietro Barelli Collection, purchased by Adolfo Venturi in 1887 for the Galleria Estense. It depicts the moment when Jesus ...

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Daphne chased by Apollo and Transformed into a Laurel tree

This panel is one of sixteen octagons in a cycle illustrating Ovid’s Metamorphosis. In 1541 the panels were commissioned by Venetian banker Count Vett...

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