31 Oct

Many buildings have Fresco’s, but the Palazzo Pubblico has one that will always stay with me as part of Siena.  After a discussion that we had in Sala della Pace of the Fresco of  Good Government and Bad Government, the space really has a purpose.  The purpose does not fall under how the room was used, but what the fresco reminds people when they enter and exit the space.  As you enter the sala, you are reminded what could be a bad government, and as you exit you are reminded to become a good government (see image above) .  As to what I know, it is the only room that has an allegory to what your occupation entails.  So to me the good and bad government is what distinguishes Siena as Siena and not anywhere else.