The features of Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s fresco, Peaceful City, from Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, and Duccio’s panel, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, differ greatly in many aspects. The allegorical and secular functions present in Lorenzetti’s fresco depicts the city and landscape of Siena rather than a biblical scene which is represented in Duccio’s panel. Unlike Duccio’s panel and various other pieces produced during this time period, Lorenzetti’s panel depicts a secular or political theme rather than religious.
Duccio’s panel is composed of great detail and depicts the court of Heaven. Mary and Jesus are the largest figures and the two are arranged in the center of the painting, making them the focus.