ARTH 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Gallows, Limbourg Brothers
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Traditional paintings of siena have a lot of delicate lines and detail; they are very lyrical compared to paintings in florence which tended to focus more on the epic. Piazza del campo, siena: each slice of the piazza represents a neighborhood of siena, bareback horse races happen here ---- a way to represent your neighborhood. Lorenzetti, 1338-39, palazzo publico, siena: allegory of good government. Where the council of nine (siennese government) meets. Symbolic of good, ideal government ---- message conveyed through symbols and allegory. Figure seated below is concord (harmony), holding the chords from justi(cid:272)e"s s(cid:272)ale a(cid:374)d passi(cid:374)g the(cid:373) to the (cid:272)itize(cid:374)s of ie(cid:374)a the chords come to a male figure who represents the common good. He is surrounded by virtues (faith, hope and charity are above him) Woman in white, resting on a pile of armor represents peace (possibly supposed to signify a military foundation: effects of good government in the city.
