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What is the allegory of the Palazzo Pubblico?
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The Palazzo Pubblico is an allegory of the Sienese Republic. 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 and the damned on the right.