. The story of Verona . ! UW. 1S3 Piazza dei Sign or i of the plague, but as no further victims succumbed thisalarm also died away. A doorway by the great architect, San Micheli leadsinto a courtyard where traces of lovely but fast frescoes show what glories once reigned around,and remind one that barbarous and cruel in many waysas the rulers of Verona were, they were not indifferentto the beautifying of their town, nor to that patronageof art which rightly or wrongly we associate with anoble nature. On one side of the courtyard are some arches ofpointed brick-work supported by sto
. The story of Verona . ! UW. 1S3 Piazza dei Sign or i of the plague, but as no further victims succumbed thisalarm also died away. A doorway by the great architect, San Micheli leadsinto a courtyard where traces of lovely but fast frescoes show what glories once reigned around,and remind one that barbarous and cruel in many waysas the rulers of Verona were, they were not indifferentto the beautifying of their town, nor to that patronageof art which rightly or wrongly we associate with anoble nature. On one side of the courtyard are some arches ofpointed brick-work supported by stone columns withslightly decorated capitals, a work which was executedunder the Venetian rule. Opposite is seen the Portadei Bombardieri, an ugly erection of stone cannons,drums and implements of war which was set up in1687. Inside this courtyard is a striking inscription inhonour of Zaccaria Barbaro, who was the Podestaappointed by Venice over Verona during the latterhalf of the fifteenth century. It is recorded of himthat he
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