This document provides information on art and architecture in Siena and Florence between the medieval and Renaissance periods. It discusses Ambrogio Lorenzetti's 1338-1339 frescoes depicting the effects of good government in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. It also describes Duccio di Buoninsegma's 1308-1311 Maestà altarpiece in the Siena Cathedral, including its central panel and life of Jesus scenes on the back. Brief sections cover condottieri warriors and Francesco Traini's fresco of the Triumph of Death. The document concludes with images of Florence Cathedral between 13th-14th centuries.

1. Medieval to
Renaissance
part 2
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4. Siena
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Aerial view of the Campo with the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy, 1288–1309.
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11. AMBROGIO LORENZETTI, Allegory of Good Government, north (left) and east (right) walls of the Sala della
Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy, 1338–1339. Fresco, north wall 25’ 3” wide, east wall 46’ wide.
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Peaceful City, detail from Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Sala
della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy, 1338–1339. Fresco.

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Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Peaceful Country, detail from Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Sala della
Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy, 1338–1339. Fresco.

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DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, principal panel of the Maestà altarpiece, from
the Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, 1308–1311. Tempera and gold leaf on wood, 7’ x 13’ (center panel). Museo
dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena.

57. DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Life of Jesus, 14 panels from the back of the Maestà altarpiece, from Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, 1308–
1311. Tempera and gold leaf on wood, 7’ X 13’. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena.
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DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Betrayal of Jesus, detail from the back of the Maestà altarpiece, from Siena Cathedral,
Siena, Italy, 1309–1311. Tempera and gold leaf on wood, detail 1’ 10 1/2” x 3’ 4”. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena.

59. DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Entry into Jerusalem, panel from the back of the Maestà altarpiece, from Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, 1308–1311.
Tempera and gold leaf on wood, 3’ 4 1/2" X 1’ 9 1/8”. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena.
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Francesco Traini, Triumph of Death.

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Francesco Traini, Triumph of Death.

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Francesco Traini, Triumph of Death.

64. Florence Cathedral
The “Duomo”
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