A History of European Art

Lecture 9: Sienese Art in the 14

th Century

Guidoriccio da Fogliano, 1328, fresco, 40’ W (12.2 m), Sala del

Consiglio, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.

Maestà, 1315, fresco, 25’ x 31’ 9” (763 x 970 cm), Sala del Consiglio,

Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.

Hyman, Sienese Painting.

Maginnis, The World of the Early Sienese Painter.

1. How was Ambrogio Lorenzetti inÀ uenced by other Italian artists?


2. Think about the signi¿ cance of the Allegories of Good and Bad
   Government painted inside the Palazzo Pubblico, the Town Hall. How
   are these similar to the artwork found in our civic buildings today?

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