Wedding procession, Allegory of Good Government

Wedding procession of wealthy citizens of Siena riding on horseback, detail of the Peaceful City from the Allegory of Good Government and the Effects of Good Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Buon Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico

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1338-39 Ambrogio Buon Buono Campagna Cattivo Citta Civic Civico Comune Consiglio Effetti Governo Lallegoria Lorenzetti Nove Pace Pre-renaissance Pubblico Publico Sala Salon Secular Siena Sienese Toscana Tuscan

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