Allegory of the Good and Bad Judge

The Good and the Bad Judge is a c. 15th-century fresco panel decorating the audience chamber of the old town hall of the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, a medieval town situated in the south of Portugal, near the border with Spain. The distinctiveness of its iconography makes it a unique and rare artwork in the context of European Renaissance painting.

It was inadvertently discovered during renovation work in 1958, having been concealed behind a wall. Because little historical documentation regarding the work exists, there has been speculation about its intended iconographic meaning; the most widely accepted theory is that it is an allegory of divine and earthly justice. Though its authorship remains unknown, it has been attributed to the "Master of Monsaraz-Beja", who was active in the region between the late 15th and the early 16th century, and to whom are also attributed the fr…

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