Built in the late twelfth century, it was the seat of the Municipality of the District Court and the Corte d'Assise (1875). During the Venetian was the seat of the Tribunal, of the prison and the College of Notaries, offices and commercial deposits, the public granary, and more.
The wing of the palace on Piazza delle Erbe passed to private owners who used it as homes and for business.
A number of tampering has been suffered by the building over the centuries, until the restoration and upgrading operated in the nineteenth century, in which an attempt was made to recover the original structure (intention however not successful: the intervention operated by Giuseppe Barbieri on the facade of Piazza Erbe permanently erased the traces of the wall of brick and tufa).
The building has a square plan and originally had four corner towers (there are only two, the Lamberti tower and the existing tower chapel; the other tracks are present in the internal structures of the building). The Romanesque structure is still recognizable (facade of brick and tufa alternating with mullioned windows and arched crown) despite the partial coverage during the Renaissance, in 1524.
Inside, the Old Market courtyard is well preserved, surrounded by a portico on pillars, topped by Romanesque mullioned windows, with alternate red and white stripes. On the right side of the courtyard is leaning the ladder of Reason, late Gothic jewel of the fifteenth century.
In 2007, the restoration of the Palace on a project led by architect Tobia Scarpa was completed. The intervention, aimed at the conservation and restoration of one of the most prestigious palaces of Verona, has helped to restore the full use of the complex, where there are currently ongoing work of setting up the new Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art "A. Forti".
Particular attention deserves the chapel of Notaries. It was built between 1408 and 1419 on behalf of the Venerable College of Notaries and dedicated to St. Zeno and Daniel. Developed on a quadrangular plan, it is divided into four adjoining rooms and covered with vaults on Gothic arches, of which only three are currently decorated .
Located on the first floor of the tower of the Masseria, the chapel suffered damages caused by fires and collapses over time, which caused the loss of the important notarial archives .
Thanks to the restoration you can see the decorations, commissioned by the College of Notaries, which adorn every wall and roof.
The frescoes tell, through the brushstrokes of painters of the eighteenth century as the Veronese Alessandro Marchesini, Giambattista Bellotti, Giambattista Canziani, Santo Prunati, episodes from the lives of the Saints. Significant is the contribution by the Parisian artist Luis Dorigny too.
The chapel of Notaries is one of the picturesque locations that the city offers as wedding location.
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