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What is the allegory of the Palazzo Pubblico?
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The allegory of the Palazzo Pubblico is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. It is a depiction of the judgment of the souls of the dead in the afterlife. The allegory combines elements of secular life with references to the importance of religion: Justice resembles Mary, Queen of Heaven, the patron saint of Siena, on a throne; the Judge reflects the tradition in the Christian Last Judgment to have God or Christ judging the saved on the left