Cover of Casabella, N. 545, April 1988, 20th Century, graphic, 31 x 28 cm

Whole artwork view. On a white background, blue headline and below a picture and a table of contents, in black with red underlines; the photo represents a detail from the fresco of Guidoriccio da Fogliano after the conquer of Montemassi in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico; the work, attribuited to Simone Martini, depicts the soldier of fortune who conquered for Siena, in 1328, the medieval village one sees in the detail, an emblem of fortified architecture in the Italy of the Commons, perched on a treeless hill; on the right is the stronghold, with the arched entrance gate and the crenellated towers, while the town itself, protected by high walls, remains on the left. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milan, Italy