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Here is another piece of Ferrara that I want to illustrate, during the lessons of the history of 'art we spoke roughly, focusing more on Palazzo Schifanoia and on individual artists, but still among my old notes remain scraps of this cathedral that I dusted off for the occasion, integrating the information with the main sites dedicated to it.
The cathedral dedicated to St. George (To understand the saint who fought against the dragon, a symbol of fear and dark thoughts or for some of sexuality) is a place of worship in Ferrara, still used today for religious services and for the blessing of the palios for the Palio of Ferrara.
Of the cathedral immediately strikes the grandeur, of the three cusps soaring towards the sky and its grandeur and beauty.
It was erected in 1135, in Romanesque style, due to perhaps due to the French influences that hovered at court to it were added parts that are a clear reference to the French Gothic.
Especially to that of the great cathedrals.
At the entrance we find a porch surmounted by a loggia with clear gothic influences and inside it there is a fifteenth-century statue of Madonna and Child.
In turn the loggia is surmounted by a tympanum decorated with low reliefs depicting the universal judgment, a topic very dear during the Middle Ages (we also think of Giotto's inferno in Florence), where a monster eats damned souls while Abraham takes with him those that were good.
In the main portal, there is a lunette decorated with the Saint of the Church, St. George, carved by Nicholaus Romanesque sculptures active around 1130, the saint is depicted on horseback while laying out the dragon with his sword. The representation of bas-reliefs and equestrian statues was very popular throughout the Middle Ages, a symbol of strength and power and closely associated with the figure of the knight.
The apse is the work of Biagio Rossetti
Another very nice and particular part of the cathedral is the merchant's lodge, located in the southern part under a continuous portico adorned with loggias.
In short, a mix between Gothic and Romanesque that I can not wait to be able to photograph myself live!
The cathedral is located in front of the town hall and was hit during the bombing of 44, the bell tower, part of the apse and the southern wing of the structure were partially destroyed.
They were then restored.