In The Allegory of Good Government, the composition is built up from three horizontal bands.
In the foreground the figures of contemporary Siena are represented.
The citizens act as symbolic representations of the various civic officers and magistrates.
They are linked by two woven cords or concords which Concord gathers from under the scales of Justice.
Behind them, on a stage, there are allegoric figures in two groups, representing the Good Government.
The two groups are connected by the procession of the councilors.
The upper band indicates the heavenly sphere with the floating bodiless ghosts of the virtues.
Wisdom sits above the head of the personification of the Commune of Siena.
He sits upon a throne and holds an orb and scepter, symbolizing temporal power.
He is dressed in the colors of the Balzana, the black-and-white Sienese coat of arms.
Around his head are the four letters "C S C V", which stand for "Commune Saenorum Civitatis Virginis", which explains his identity as the embodiment of the Siena Council.
That character is guided by Faith, Hope, and Charity.
He confers with the proper Virtues necessary for a proper and just ruler.

The virtues of Good Government are represented by six crowned, stately female figures: Peace, Fortitude, and Prudence on the left, Magnanimity, Temperance, and Justice on the right.
On the far left of the fresco the figure of Justice is repeated as she is balancing the scales held by Wisdom.
The figures are naturalistic, and supposedly the female figures represented the ideal of female beauty in Siena.
At the feet of the ruler are two playing children.
They could be the sons of Remus, Ascius and Senius, who, according to Roman legend, are the founders of Siena.
It is also believed that the two children are Romulus and Remus themselves, who founded Rome.
The text within the lower border of the image reads:
"This holy virtue [Justice], where she rules, induces to unity the many souls [of citizens], and they, gathered together for such a purpose, make the Common Good [ben comune] their Lord; and he, in order to govern his state, chooses never to turn his eyes from the resplendent faces of the Virtues who sit around him.
Therefore to him in triumph are offered taxes, tributes, and lordship of towns; therefore, without war, every civic result duly follows—useful necessary, and pleasurable".

Below the fresco is the Lorenzetti's signature: Ambrosius Laurentii De Senis Hic Pinxit Utrinque.
In The Allegory of Good Government, the composition is built up from three horizontal bands. In the foreground the figures of contemporary Siena are represented. The citizens act as symbolic representations of the various civic officers and magistrates. They are linked by two woven cords or concords which Concord gathers from under the scales of Justice. Behind them, on a stage, there are allegoric figures in two groups, representing the Good Government. The two groups are connected by the procession of the councilors. The upper band indicates the heavenly sphere with the floating bodiless ghosts of the virtues. Wisdom sits above the head of the personification of the Commune of Siena. He sits upon a throne and holds an orb and scepter, symbolizing temporal power. He is dressed in the colors of the Balzana, the black-and-white Sienese coat of arms. Around his head are the four letters "C S C V", which stand for "Commune Saenorum Civitatis Virginis", which explains his identity as the embodiment of the Siena Council. That character is guided by Faith, Hope, and Charity. He confers with the proper Virtues necessary for a proper and just ruler.
The virtues of Good Government are represented by six crowned, stately female figures: Peace, Fortitude, and Prudence on the left, Magnanimity, Temperance, and Justice on the right. On the far left of the fresco the figure of Justice is repeated as she is balancing the scales held by Wisdom. The figures are naturalistic, and supposedly the female figures represented the ideal of female beauty in Siena. At the feet of the ruler are two playing children. They could be the sons of Remus, Ascius and Senius, who, according to Roman legend, are the founders of Siena. It is also believed that the two children are Romulus and Remus themselves, who founded Rome. The text within the lower border of the image reads:
"This holy virtue [Justice], where she rules, induces to unity the many souls [of citizens], and they, gathered together for such a purpose, make the Common Good [ben comune] their Lord; and he, in order to govern his state, chooses never to turn his eyes from the resplendent faces of the Virtues who sit around him. Therefore to him in triumph are offered taxes, tributes, and lordship of towns; therefore, without war, every civic result duly follows—useful necessary, and pleasurable".
Below the fresco is the Lorenzetti's signature: Ambrosius Laurentii De Senis Hic Pinxit Utrinque.
The Allegory of Good and Bad Government