ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture 2: 2. Lorenzetti - Good and Bad Government

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Ambrogio lorenzetti the effects of good government in the city and in the country 1333-1339. A series of frescos painted for the townhall (palazzo pubblico) Commissioned to paint in the council room, also known as the chamber of the nine, referring to the nove, a body of nine governors. He was asked to paint 3 large walls that depicted pictures of good and bad government allegorically meaning to represent abstract ideas and concepts using physical forms and symbols. On the left wall, an allegorical, or a symbolical representation of the commune of siena, sits on a throne dressed in black and white, the commune"s colours. Faith, hope, and charity fly above, and the commune is surrounded by virtues, including justice, with wisdom floating above her head, and peace, the figure reclining on a bench. On the right wall is lorenzetti"s work entitled the effects of good government in the city and in the country.

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