Tempietto del Petrarca, Canossa

The Tempietto del Petrarca is commemorative structure near the river Enza in the Frazione of Selvapiana of the town of Canossa in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy. The structure recalls the stay here by Petrarch during 1343, when he was hosted by the condottieri Azzo da Correggio.

Construction of the charming tempietto (small temple or chapel, although secular) was begun in 1839 during the flourishing of Romanticism's attachment to classical literature, and completed in a few years. It houses a marble statue of Petrach by Tommaso Bandini, and ceiling frescoes by Francesco Scaramuzza.