Of the People, by the People, for the People: Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good...
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"Of the People, by the People, for the People": Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good and Bad Government" in Siena
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes in Siena’s medieval “Oval Office” – the Room of the Nine in the Palazzo Pubblico – clearly spell out the recipe for and the consequences of good government. But, perhaps even more effectively, they do so also for bad government! Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will examine the great fresco cycle and demonstrate that the governing principles of an effective democracy transcend time.
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