The Allegory of Good and Bad Government
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
1338–1339
The Allegory of Good and Bad Government, known in Italian as Allegoria ed effetti del Buono e del cattivo governo, is a series of three fresco panels painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti between February 1338 and May 1339. The work is located in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, specifically in the Sala dei Nove, which translates to the 'salon of the nine'. This room served as the council hall for the nine executive magistrates of the Republic of Siena.
An interpretation of the paintings suggests they were "designed to remind the Nine of just how much was at stake as they made their decisions".
Palazzo Pubblico, Siena · Image: Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Text: Wikipedia (adapted), CC BY-SA 4.0
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