Why it matters
Botticelli's first recorded masterpiece, one of seven Virtues for the Tribunal Hall of the Palazzo della Signoria; the other six were painted by Piero del Pollaiuolo's workshop.
Did you know?
- It was finished in 1470.
- It is painted on poplar, unlike the others on cypress.
- It measures 1.67 × 0.87 metres.
Based on the Wikipedia article Fortitude (Botticelli) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
