| DATE | Unknown |
| AUTHOR | Niccolò Pisano (1470 - 1538) Pisa - Italy |
| MEDIA | Marble |
| SIZE | Height: 56 cm |
| LOCATION | Italy - Pisa - Baptistry |
| NOTES | The "Fortitude" is one of the cardinal virtues derived from Plato's Republic. This statuette is considered the first modern representation of a heroic nude in the Classical manner. It departs from earlier depictions of Hercules in the sculptor's attitude towards the beauty of the nude body. The figure appears to derive from a Hercules like one on a sarcophagus in the Terme Museum, Rome, but the two are technically leagues apart. Niccolò's is at once more classical and more finely carved. |
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