Italy / The Marches / Urbino

National Gallery of the Marches

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

National Gallery of the Marches

Palazzo Ducale di Urbino, Piazzale Duca Federico, 61029 Urbino

+39 (0)722 2760

http://www.gallerianazionalemarche.it/

Historical description

Urbino

The first traces of a Jewish presence in Urbino date to the fourteenth century, when Daniel of Viterbo received authorization to work as a banker and merchant. The Jewish community prospered under the liberal regime of Duke Federigo da Montrefeltro (1444-82), who ... Read more