The Ducal Palace of Sassuolo is one of the most important baroque residences in northern Italy. Its current appearance takes shape at the behest of Duke Francesco I d’Este, who in 1634 commissioned the architect Bartolomeo Avanzini to transform the ancient family castle into a modern extra-urban residence for the court. Wall paintings, stucco decorations, sculptures and fountains still convey the sense of this "delizia" remained for a long time on the margins of knowledge and public attendance.
