Piazza Erbe

A crowded Piazza delle Erbe is portrayed in the work of Carlo Ferrari, known as Ferrarin, restoring the lively and participatory atmosphere of Verona in the 1830s. At the heart of the social and economic life of the city, the square is animated by a lively market frequented by a varied humanity. In the middle of the square you can see the sedan, or capital, marble canopy with a square plan existing from the 12th century under which the podestà sat at the inauguration ceremony. The square is surrounded by palaces and buildings such as the Domus Nova and the façade of the Palazzo della Ragione, including the arch of the Costa so called for the presence, from the mid-eighteenth century, of a whale coast that hangs from the vault. Majestic stands in the sky the Tower of Lamberti. A frequent subject of Ferrarin’s works, Piazza delle Erbe is represented here in a sober intonation of the coloristic scores that enliven the architecture with diffuse, pearly, precious lights.