7.7: Lorenzetti’s Palazzo Pubblico Frescos
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Lorenzetti’s 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.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
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, Siena c. 1337–40, fresco, Sala della Pace (Hall of Peace) also know as the Sala dei Nove (the Hall of the Nine), 7.7 × 14.4 meters (room), Palazzo Pubblico, Siena
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- Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Palazzo Pubblico frescos: Allegory and effect of good and bad government. Authored by: Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/medieval-world/late-gothic-italy/siena-late-gothic/v/ambrogio-lorenzetti-s-palazzo-pubblico-frescos-allegory-and-effect-of-good-and-bad-government. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike