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Ambrogio Lorenzetti (or Ambruogio Laurati) (c. 1290 – 9 June 1348) was an exceptionally original Italian painter of the Sienese school. He was active from approximately 1317 to 1348. He painted ''The Allegory of Good and Bad Government'' in the Sala dei Nove (Salon of Nine or Council Room) in the Palazzo Pubblico (or Town Hall) of Siena. His elder brother was the painter Pietro Lorenzetti. ==Biography== Lorenzetti was highly influenced by both Byzantine art and classical art forms, and used these to create a unique and individualistic style of painting. His work was exceptionally original. Individuality at this time was unusual due to the influence of patronage on art. Because paintings were often commissioned, individualism in art was infrequently seen. It is known that Lorenzetti engaged in artistic pursuits that were thought to have their origins during the Renaissance, such as experimenting with perspective and physiognomy, and studying classical antiquity.〔Chiara Frugoni, ''Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti'', (Florence: Scala Books, 1988), 37.〕 His body of work clearly shows the innovativeness that subsequent artists chose to emulate. His work, although more naturalistic, shows the influence of Simone Martini. The earliest dated work of the Sienese painter is a ''Madonna and Child'' (1319, Museo Diocesano, San Casciano). His presence was documented in Florence up until 1321. He would return there after spending a number of years in Siena.〔Casu, Franchi, Franci. ''The Great Masters of European Art''. Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2006. Page 34, Retrieved November 25, 2006.〕 Later he painted ''The Allegory of Good and Bad Government''. The frescoes on the walls of the Room of the Nine (Sala dei Nove) or Room of Peace (Sala della Pace) in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena are one of the masterworks of early Renaissance secular painting. The "nine" was the oligarchal assembly of guild and monetary interests that governed the republic. Three walls are painted with frescoes consisting of a large assembly of allegorical figures of virtues in the ''Allegory of Good Government''.〔(Early Modern Literary Studies ). Retrieved October 7, 2013.〕 In the other two facing panels, Ambrogio weaves panoramic visions of ''Effects of Good Government on Town and Country'', and ''Allegory of Bad Government and its Effects on Town and Country'' (also called "Ill-governed Town and Country"). The better preserved "well-governed town and country" is an unrivaled pictorial encyclopedia of incidents in a peaceful medieval "borgo" and countryside. The first evidence of the existence of the hourglass can be found in the fresco, ''Allegory of Bad Government and Its Effects on Town and Country''. Like his brother, he is believed to have died of bubonic plague in 1348. Giorgio Vasari includes a biography of Lorenzetti in his ''Lives''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ambrogio Lorenzetti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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