Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government

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Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory of Good Government, Effects of Good Government in the City and the Country, and Allegory and Effects of Bad Government in the City and the Country, c. 1337-40, fresco, Sala della Pace (Hall of Peace) also known as the Sala dei Nove (the Hall of the Nine), 7.7 x 14.4m (room), Palazzo Pubblico, Siena


Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena (Matthew Brennan, on Sketchfab)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government," in Smarthistory, December 9, 2015, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/ambrogio-lorenzetti-palazzo-pubblico-frescos-allegory-and-effects-of-good-and-bad-government/.