# Interior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROSSETTI, Biagio]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary San Francesco in Ferrara was built on a pre-existing building, already used by the Franciscans, in 1494, during the Erculean Addition patronized by Ercole I d'Este. The project is among the best achievements of Biagio Rossetti. The façade has typically Renaissance lines, with volutes, inspired by Leon Battista Alberti, and the marble pilasters that stand out on the walls. The interior with three naves has a Latin cross plan and eight chapels on each side. View the <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/support/plans/r/rossett/francesco.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=400,height=600'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">ground plan</a> of the church. ## Related artworks - [Detail of the exterior]() - [Exterior view]() - [Interior view]() - [Palazzo dei Diamanti]() - [Plan of Ferrara \(detail\)]() - [Plan of Ferrara \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()