Fortitude

Sandro Botticelli, 1470, Uffizierna

‘Fortitude’ is a work by Sandro Botticelli (Italy, 1445–1510). It is dated 1470. It is part of the collection Uffizierna. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It was commissioned by Tribunale della Mercanzia and Tommaso Soderini. It is made of tempera, panel, and plaster. It measures 167 × 87 cm. The work belongs to the genre allegory. The things depicted include woman, sitting, fortitude, and body armor.

The catalogue has 178 more works by Sandro Botticelli.

• The Renaissance