. The story of Verona . FIFTEENTH CENTURY WELL IN VIA MAZZANTl remain, and less still of the frescoes and decorationsthat once adorned them. It is known, and has beenmentioned, that at Cangrandes orders Giotto decoratedmuch of this home of the Scalas, that portraits ofDante, of Uguccione della Faggiuola, and other illus-i86 Palazzo del Consiglio trious men were drawn by him here. No trace how-ever remains either of his work, or of that of Altichierowho is also said to have worked here, to convey evenan idea of what was once to be seen. At right angles with this former residence of thelords of
. The story of Verona . FIFTEENTH CENTURY WELL IN VIA MAZZANTl remain, and less still of the frescoes and decorationsthat once adorned them. It is known, and has beenmentioned, that at Cangrandes orders Giotto decoratedmuch of this home of the Scalas, that portraits ofDante, of Uguccione della Faggiuola, and other illus-i86 Palazzo del Consiglio trious men were drawn by him here. No trace how-ever remains either of his work, or of that of Altichierowho is also said to have worked here, to convey evenan idea of what was once to be seen. At right angles with this former residence of thelords of Verona stands the Palazzo del Consiglio, orold Town hall, more often called La Loggia di FraGiocondo, though critics are not agreed as to whetherhe designed the Loggia or whether it is the work ofAntonio Riccio, or Rizzo, a Veronese. It is gener-ally attributed to Fra Giocondo, and is a most perfectand beautiful example of Renaissance style. It waserected by order of the Venetian Republic in 1497,and is reckoned as one
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