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The Allegory of Good and Bad Government, 1338-1339, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti: The Allegory of Good and Bad Government


 * I chose this article because the murals are not religious, which is unusual for the time period.


 * Lead

The article clearly says what the article is about, a specific piece of artwork, also stating the artist's name and the date it was completed. It also concisely states why the artwork was produced, where it is located and why it was produced. It also points out how the piece is unusual for the time, it is not religious based art in a very religious period, Medieval times. It then lists the names of the 6 panels.


 * Content

The major sections are broken into Intro, History, Layout of Artwork and two larger sections of the 6 panels, "Allegory of Good Government" and "The Effects of Bad Government". The content is relevant and it is fairly up to date.

Tone and Balance
The article is neutral. No arguments are heavy one way, it takes a pretty balanced position between different beliefs among historians. It does seem light on the "Bad" parts of the murals and could use another go at that section. Maybe new information is available, or at least a new point of view from a reputable historian?


 * Sources and References

The links lead to nowhere. One leads to a site that makes no reference to the topic. There are quite a few sources otherwise, but the sources are not super current, bibliographies are a decade or older.

Organization
The article is easy to read, nice wording and flows well. I didn't notice any grammatical errors. As far as how the article is structured, my first thought is to make the main bullet points about each panel of the mural and keep general topics about the piece overall under the main section or as a conclusion?


 * Images and Media

The visuals used do enhance the article, I like how the 6 panels are offered up right away and I like how they are grouped together too. Yes, the images are well captioned and follow the guidelines. They are scattered throughout the article, making it interesting to see them as you read through the article.


 * Checking the Talk Page

I only saw one conversation on the Talk Page which was about "needing more references" to become a category B page. The article is rated C-Class and is within the scope of WikiProjects. The Wikipedia page does a good job of discussing the topic, non-bias, concise; but it's lacking in more information on the different panels because it tends to focus on one or two sections only. It needs to be added on to and each panel needs to be discussed at length.

Overall Impression
I can see why it's a C-Class article, much like a Mercedes C-Class, it's a start but not the best! It has most of what it needs as far as visuals, important information about the artwork, history, size and location. But it lacks a thoroughness in regards to each panel having its own major section in the article. It's also a bit dated with its references, has dead end links in its bibliography and has no talk page.

Optional Feedback
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Allegory_of_Good_and_Bad_Government&oldid=940444553