Art, Architecture, and Culture Guide to Fano and Senigallia
The historic towns of Fano and Senigallia, located along Italy's Marche coast, boast significant cultural attractions. Fano, known as Colonia Julia Fanestris in antiquity, is home to notable sites such as the Arco di Augusto (2 AD), Palazzo della Ragione (1299), and the Museo Civico, which houses a statue of Emperor Claudius. The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta showcases works by artists Domenichino and Ludovico Carracci, while Santa Maria Nuova features altarpieces by Perugino. Opened in 2016, the Museo della Via Flaminia delves into Roman archaeology. In Senigallia, the Rotonda a Mare, reconstructed after a fire in 1992, hosts various events, and the Rocca Roveresca, built in 1480, features Claudia Losi's exhibition "Being There. Oltre il giardino" until 25 September 2022. The Summer Jamboree Festival and the 553rd Fiera di Sant'Agostino (28-30 August) are key summer events.
Key facts
- Fano was Roman Colonia Julia Fanestris under Emperor Augustus.
- Arco di Augusto in Fano dates to 2 AD and was damaged in 1463 by Federico da Montefeltro.
- Palazzo della Ragione in Fano was built in 1299 by Paoluccio and later became a theater designed by Luigi Poletti (1845-63).
- Corte Malatestiana houses the Quadreria della Fondazione Carifano with Guercino's Sposalizio della Vergine.
- Museo Civico in Fano displays a statue of Emperor Claudius and a mosaic with a panther.
- Santa Maria Nuova in Fano has two Perugino altarpieces, one possibly with Raphael's contribution.
- Museo della Via Flaminia opened in 2016 in the ex-church of San Michele.
- Augusteum of Fanum Fortunae is under the Mediateca Montanari and dates to Claudius's reign.
- Chiesa di San Francesco ruins contain the Malatesta tombs, including Paola Bianca's tomb by Filippo di Domenico Veneziano.
- Rotonda a Mare in Senigallia was first built in mid-19th century, destroyed in WWI, and last restored in 2006.
- Rocca Roveresca in Senigallia was built from 1480 by Giovanni Della Rovere, designed by Francesco Laurana and Baccio Pontelli.
- Rocca Roveresca hosts the exhibition 'Being There. Oltre il giardino' by Claudia Losi until 25 September 2022.
- Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo in Senigallia was consecrated in 1790, with a facade by Augusto Innocenti for Pope Pius IX.
- Pinacoteca Diocesana in Senigallia holds works by Federico Barocci and Luca Signorelli.
- Santa Maria delle Grazie in Senigallia originally housed Piero della Francesca's Madonna di Senigallia (now in Urbino) and has a Perugino altarpiece.
- Foro Annonario in Senigallia was built 1835-1845 by Pietro Ghinelli and houses Biblioteca Antonelliana and Archivio Comunale.
- Palazzo Mastai in Senigallia is the Museo Pio IX, opened 13 May 1892, with over 37,000 volumes.
- Summer Jamboree Festival and 553rd Fiera di Sant'Agostino (28-30 August) are summer events.
Entities
Artists
- Guercino
- Mattia Preti
- Guido Reni
- Domenichino
- Ludovico Carracci
- Perugino
- Raffaello
- Filippo di Domenico Veneziano
- Leon Battista Alberti
- Francesco Laurana
- Baccio Pontelli
- Claudia Losi
- Federico Barocci
- Luca Signorelli
- Piero della Francesca
- Giovanni Anastasi
- Francesco Grandi
- Luigi Poletti
- Paolo Posi
- Augusto Innocenti
- Pietro Ghinelli
- Sabatino di Fabriano
- Girolamo Genga
- Bernardino di Pietro da Carona
- Francesco Maria Caraffoni
- Paoluccio
- Vitruvio
- Federico da Montefeltro
- Pandolfo III Malatesta
- Paola Bianca
- Sigismondo Malatesta
- Giovanni Della Rovere
- Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti)
- Nicolò Maria Antonelli
- Fred Bongusto
Institutions
- Fondazione Carifano
- Museo Civico (Fano)
- Museo della Via Flaminia
- Mediateca Montanari
- Pinacoteca Diocesana (Senigallia)
- Galleria Nazionale di Urbino
- Museo di storia della mezzadria Sergio Anselmi
- Biblioteca Antonelliana
- Archivio Comunale (Senigallia)
- Museo Pio IX
- Artribune
Locations
- Fano
- Senigallia
- Marche
- Italy
- Rimini
- Arcevia
- Urbino