Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Peaceful Country, fresco detail, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.

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Title	Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Peaceful Country, fresco detail, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.
Creator	Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (Italian painter, 1285-ca. 1348)
Date	1338-1339
Cultural Context	European Western European Italian Sienese
Style/Period	Gothic (Medieval) Late Gothic Medieval
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Frescoes (paintings) Buildings Public buildings Government office buildings City halls Municipal buildings Narrative (artistic device) Narratives (document genres) Narrative cycles Storytelling Allegories (document genre) Allegory (artistic device) Political art Politics Government Quality of life Peace Security Safety Scenes (depictions) Eye-level views Overhead views Aerial views Bird's-eye views Bird's-eye perspectives Landscapes (representations) Hills Trees Vegetation Plants (vegetation) Rural areas Rural land use Farmland Agricultural land Agricultural settlements Agriculture Farming Farms Architecture (object genre) Gates City walls Bridges (built works) Dwellings Villas Castles (fortifications) Palaces Houses Country houses Farmhouses Rural houses Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Profiles (figures) Women Men (male humans) Farmers Peasants Peasantry Working class Laborers Labor Workers Equestrians Costume (mode of fashion) Tunics Headgear Kneeling Motion Walking Standing Gesture Horseback riding Riding (traveling) Sitting Domestic animals Animals Horses Riding horses (animals) Mules (mammals) Donkeys Nudes (representations) Nudity Wings (supernatural) Scrolls (information artifacts) Inscriptions
Subject	Paintings Landscape paintings Murals Buildings City & town halls Government facilities Social & civic facilities Storytelling Allegories Allegorical paintings Political issues Politics & government Municipal government Government regulation Economic & political systems Peace Safety Country life Farm life Cost & standard of living Aerial views Bird's-eye views Landscapes (Representations) Trees Hills Croplands Agriculture Farms Farming Architecture Gates City walls Bridges Dwellings Houses Farmhouses Estates Castles & palaces Women Men Peasants Farmers Agricultural laborers Laborers Working class People associated with manual labor People associated with agriculture Clothing & dress Headgear Agricultural machinery & implements Locomotion Human locomotion Walking Standing Gestures Conversation Horseback riding Riding Sitting Animals Horses Swine Mules Donkeys Lifting & carrying Animal locomotion Nudes Scrolls (Visual works) Inscriptions
Location Depicted	Siena (Italy) Tuscany (Italy) Italy
Material	Paint
Technique	Fresco painting (technique) Painting (image-making) Mural painting (activity)
Inscription	Upper left corner: "An allegorical figure of Security hovers over the landscape, unfurling a scroll that promises safety to all who live under the rule of the law." (Kleiner, p.556); also, an inscription is written in the sky on either side of the figure's head.
Work Type	Architecture Buildings Paintings Frescoes (paintings) Mural paintings (visual works) Murals
Repository	Palazzo Pubblico (Siena, Italy)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.19-22, p.557)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Scala/Art Resource, New York; Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 327-47.jpg
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