Fortitude by Sandro Botticelli - 1470 - 167 × 87 cm Galleria degli Uffizi Fortitude by Sandro Botticelli - 1470 - 167 × 87 cm Galleria degli Uffizi

Fortitude

tempera on panel • 167 × 87 cm

  • Sandro Botticelli - c. 1445 - May 17, 1510 Sandro Botticelli

    1470

Fortitude is the first recorded work by Botticelli. It was created in 1470 as one of seven panels personifying the Virtues, a popular subject during the Renaissance era. Of the seven panels, only Fortitude is Botticelli's; the others (Faith, Hope, Charity, Temperance, Prudence, and Justice) are credited to Piero del Pollaiuolo. Botticelli matched Pollaiuolo’s style and composition but made his own Fortitude with more embellishments.