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The Scala family has been the ruling family in Verona from 1260 untill the end of the fourteenth century. In the beginning they were loved by the people but soon became violent tyrants, so hungry for power that their lives and histories recall Shakespearian tragedies. Not far from Signori Square you will find their monumental graveyard, considered one of the highest examples of Italian Gothic art. Scala, the surname of the family, means "ladder", and a ladder was the symbol of the family and it is still the symbol of the town of Verona.
The Scala family monumental tombs are considered one of the highest example of gothic art, not just in Verona, but in the whole northern Italy. Many famous artists, in various periods, worked on these monuments such as Rigino d'Enrico, Giovanni di Rigino, Bonino da Campione, together with many local sculptors who contributed to the realization of such a masterpiece.

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