Tag Archives: Ambroglio Lorenzetti

how republics die: flaws in the communes

How republics die. What kills representative governments? It is not always the mob. … …Outwardly at least, the Italian communes of medieval times were utterly new organisms and their inhabitants utterly new men. Between the surrounding feudal order and the … Continue reading

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castles of the imagination: architecture of the mind

Some great buildings are never built. It’s imaginary architecture. Painters over the centuries have conjured up fantastic towers, and refined and elegant mansions of the imagination. This is often a dream architecture that is occasionally gaudy, often improbable and almost … Continue reading

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SIENESE ART & THE MOTHER FIXATION

Siena is Italy’s other eternal city. The Sienese avoided progress, faddishness and adventurousness. Here it was that art and wealth were married and lived happily ever after. Siena, in a sense missed the Renaissance bus. However, Siena, the city that … Continue reading

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