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William Shakespeare (Stradford-upon-Avon, 1564-1616), was a famous playwright who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet” and many other plays. His bust is situated near the medieval gate in piazza Bra in Verona.

It was made by Sergio Pasetto, a sculptor who was born in 1936 in Quinzano, near Verona. He started his studies in 1948 at the Institute of art “N. Nani” and two years later he became a goldsmith. His passion continued and, years later, with the monk Beniamino Michieletto’s help, he learned the art of carving.

The bust of William Shakespeare was made in 2003, bought by the Club of Juliet and later donated to the city of Verona. In the half length portrait, Shakespeare is portrayed with a grave face, looking at the sky. Near the sculpture there is a marble disc on which some verses from “Romeo and Juliet”are inscribed. The bust is in good state of conservation and it has a privileged location.

Source: guidebook "Le statue di Verona", project supervised by Luca Leone, published in August 2015 with the support of the town council of Verona.