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La città del buongoverno

  • Giandomenico Amendola

The chapter analyses Lorenzetti's 14th-century frescoes in Siena as an early vision of the ideal city defined by quality of life rather than geometric form. The prosperous, joyful city of Good Government embodies the urban ideal of its merchant rulers. The chapter then traces how, from the late 16th century, military concerns displaced utopian ambitions, shifting urban design toward fortification.

  • Keywords:
  • Lorenzetti,
  • good government,
  • Siena,
  • fortified city,
  • Palmanova,
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Giandomenico Amendola

University of Florence, Italy

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  • Publication Year: 2026
  • Pages: 27-28
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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

La città del buongoverno

Authors

Giandomenico Amendola

Language

Italian

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4.06

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Bibliographic Information

Book Title

L’utopia e la città ideale

Book Subtitle

Sogni, paure, desideri

Authors

Giandomenico Amendola

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

120

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4

ISBN Print

979-12-215-0984-7

eISBN (pdf)

979-12-215-0985-4

eISBN (epub)

979-12-215-0986-1

Series Title

People_Places_Architecture

Series ISSN

2975-0415

Series E-ISSN

2975-027X

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