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Verona
Mural Artist in Verona
In Verona, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, hotels, restaurants, offices and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Verona
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Verona, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Verona, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Verona
Verona was called urbs picta, the painted city: in the sixteenth century frescoed facades were the norm, in every district and at every social level, and columns, cornices and window frames were painted rather than carved in stone. In 1864 the painter Pietro Nanin published engravings of the city’s main painted facades, and the Museo degli Affreschi Cavalcaselle now keeps the paintings detached from the walls. Giulia travels easily to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
What Giulia brings to Verona. Verona is the city where painting facades was the norm. Giulia carries that gesture onto today’s walls, by brush and made to measure, on the wall of a home, a hotel or a shop. She loves what the artists here have done. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Verona, from 900 €.
What Giulia brings to Verona
On 10 August 1913 the Veronese tenor Giovanni Zenatello staged Aida in the Roman Arena for the centenary of Verdi, with three-dimensional sets in place of painted backdrops: the Verona opera festival was born that evening, and has returned to the amphitheatre every summer since.
Verona is therefore a city where scenery has been a stage craft for more than a century, on top of its painted facades. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the flats of the centre, the hotels, the restaurants and the wineries of the Valpolicella, using odourless acrylic and two sketches included. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Live painting is available in Verona too. Giulia arrives with canvas and paints, works through a wedding, a concert, a festival or a company evening, and the painting is yours at the end of the evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. For a wedding, see live wedding painting in Verona and the Valpolicella.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Verona?
Giulia Dal Bon paints by the square metre: 150 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 250 € for a fully painted subject, 350 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How does it work to have a wall painted in Verona?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Verona, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Verona, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does a mural quote in Verona cover?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches and the protective varnish as a finish. While she paints, you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Verona, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Verona as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Verona?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. Indoors can be painted even in winter, thanks to the odourless acrylic that keeps the room liveable.
Can a view of Verona be painted on a wall?
Yes. Three or four landmarks are enough to recognise it. The Roman Arena, the painted facades that earned the city the name urbs picta, the bridges over the Adige and the roofs seen from Castel San Pietro. Giulia Dal Bon paints the scene with a brush, at the scale of the wall: 150 € per sqm as a line drawing, 250 € fully painted. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Verona?
In the houses of the centre and the shops near the Arena, a botanical motif, a painted sky on a ceiling or a perspective trompe l’oeil sit well with the architecture. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic. The first two sketches are free and mounted on a photo of your wall: you choose the subject seeing it already in place. If you are still choosing the subject of your mural in Verona, the guide What subject to choose for a mural reviews the options room by room.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
Two gestures, two finishes. The spray can gives a fast, graphic line. The brush lays colour down layer after layer, which opens up gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: the mural becomes a painting on the wall. In Verona, Giulia Dal Bon works with a brush, in odourless acrylic indoors, and the place stays open while she paints. The choice comes down to the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A muralist, a mural artist or a decorative painter. In Verona, Giulia Dal Bon paints by hand with a brush, from apartments to façades: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. The same searches go through wall mural, hand-painted wall or wall art. Send a photo of your wall, and the quote arrives within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Verona?
Yes, with proper surface preparation and quartz paint, made for exterior walls. In Verona the hot summers and damp winters of the plain call for care with the surface: it is assessed before painting. Giulia paints outdoors all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather: she checks the forecast with you and sets the date.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Verona?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street you generally need the owner’s or the building’s agreement, and a declaration to the local authority: Verona’s historic centre is a UNESCO site and largely protected. Giulia sets out the steps before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint. In Verona, on a façade exposed to traffic, Giulia can also propose an anti-pollution paint, which turns part of the nitrogen oxides under daylight. The option is priced in the quote.
Can an old painted decoration be restored in Verona?
Yes. Verona took restoration as far as detaching its frescoes: the Museo degli Affreschi, opened in 1973, shows paintings lifted from the façades and rooms of the city’s palaces, among them those of Palazzo Fiorio della Seta and a whole room from Palazzo Guarienti rebuilt at its original size. A painter trained at Brera, where she studied restoration, Giulia Dal Bon travels out, tries a test patch and shows you the result before the rest. The rate is the mural rate, with the surface and the height in the quote. The page about restoring a mural or a painted decoration describes how it goes. Free quote within 48 hours.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
The mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Verona
In Verona, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. She paints the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the stairwell just as readily. A ceiling asks for more work, and she paints it gladly. Outdoors, she uses quartz paint on the exterior facade, with a protective varnish to finish. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a trattoria, a café or a bar in Verona, the room stays open while she paints: the acrylic is odourless. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the shop window and the shutter, a front you recognise from down the street. In a hotel and a B&B, she paints reception, the stairwell and the bedrooms. In a hair salon and a spa, she paints the wall you look at while you wait. In a medical practice and a waiting room, she paints the wall you face while you wait. For an office and a showroom, she paints reception, the corridor and the meeting room.
From the historic centre to the Valpolicella, by way of Veronetta, San Zeno and Borgo Trento, Giulia paints all over Verona. A photo of the wall and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it.
As for the subject, Giulia draws what you want to see on that particular wall: a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, a painted sky on a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil, figures, animals, lettering or a painted sign. She also reproduces an existing work. Two sketches come to you before the first brushstroke.
Possible subjects in Verona: the bridges over the Adige and the roofs seen from Castel San Pietro, the Roman Arena, the painted facades that earned the city the name urbs picta. Alongside these, a trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif or a painted sky remain possible.
Very different words lead to the same search: mural, wall mural, artistic painting on a wall, wall decoration, mural decoration, decorative painting. Trompe-l’oeil is one form of it, a hand-painted wall and a drawing on a wall are others, and some look for a painting made directly on the wall. Behind those words, one craft in Verona: mural artist, muralist, wall artist, decorative painter.
Verona was called urbs picta: in the sixteenth century its painted facades were the norm, documented by Pietro Nanin’s engravings in 1864.
Giulia also travels to Villafranca di Verona, to Bussolengo, to San Giovanni Lupatoto, to Pescantina, to Negrar di Valpolicella, to San Martino Buon Albergo and to Soave.
Where the mural can find its place
- In an apartment or a house, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the hallway, the entrance and the ceiling. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In a restaurant, a trattoria, a shop or an office, she paints the dining room wall, the shop window, the sign and the reception. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Villafranca di Verona, Bussolengo, Pescantina, Soave and Peschiera del Garda.