History Art / SevenVirtues

* CastOfPersonifications: The set is composed of women who are {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of a modified list of the SevenHeavenlyVirtues--i.e., Justice instead of Chastity.

* HeavenAbove: Both "Faith" and "Hope" look upwards to the Heavens. The former does so in acknowledging her god's existence while the latter does so in prayer.

* HeavenAbove: Both "Faith" and "Hope" look upwards to the Heavens

* CastOfPersonifications: The collection is composed of women who are {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of a modified list of the SevenHeavenlyVirtues--i.e., Justice instead of Chastity.

One of them, ''Fortitude'', was painted on poplar wood by Creator/SandroBotticelli. The other six (''Temperance'', ''Faith'', ''Charity'', ''Hope'', ''Justice'' and ''Prudence'') were painted on cypress wood (a wood able to resist the attacks of xylophagous insects and damp) by Piero del Pollaiolo (1441 - 1496), who may have been helped by his brother Antonio to speed up the process.

* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: The woman's clothes are predominantly golden and white, and she just so happens to symbolize faith in God.

* ColorContrast: "Fortitude's" soft and vivid red mantle contrasts the cold and harsh gray and dark blue of the armored parts. This signifies that fortitude is equal parts passion and composed strength.

The ''Seven Virtues'' is a seven-panel set of UsefulNotes/{{Ital|y}}ian [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]] tempera-on-wood {{paintings}} commissioned together and made in 1470 to decorate the Hall of Il Palazzo della Signoria (now known as Palazzo Vecchio) in UsefulNotes/{{Florence}}. The theme is the [[SevenHeavenlyVirtues seven cardinal and theological virtues]] of UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.

* LadyOfWar: "Fortitude" and "Justice" are depicted as regal women who are the [[EmbodimentOfVirtue embodiments of their respective virtue]]. They are both wearing plated armor--although, in Justice's case it's just an ornate shoulder plate in her sword hand--and holding a weapon; Justice wields a RoyalRapier while Fortitude holds a {{s|taff Of Authority}}cepter.

The reason Botticelli painted only one is because del Pollaiolo [[ScrewedByTheLawyers wrestled the commission from him]] in his favor after contesting the choice of artist by the Tribunale di Mercanzia (the legal body that regulated merchant disputes and craftsmanship guilds in UsefulNotes/TheCityStateEra, arts included).

One of them, ''Fortitude'', was painted on poplar wood by Creator/SandroBotticelli. The other six (''Temperance'', ''Faith'', ''Charity'', ''Hope'', ''Justice'' and ''Prudence'') were painted on cypress wood (a wood able to resist the attacks of xylophagous insects and damp) by Piero del Pollaiolo (1441 - 1496), who may have been helped by his brother Antonio to speed up the process. The reason Botticelli painted only one is because del Pollaiolo [[ScrewedByTheLawyers wrestled the commission from him]] in his favor after contesting the choice of artist by the Tribunale di Mercanzia (the legal body that regulated merchant disputes and craftsmanship guilds in UsefulNotes/TheCityStateEra, arts included).

One of them, ''Fortitude'', was painted on poplar wood by Creator/SandroBotticelli. The other six (''Temperance'', ''Faith'', ''Charity'', ''Hope'', ''Justice'' and ''Prudence'') were painted on cypress wood (a wood able to resist the attacks of xylophagous insects and damp) by Piero del Pollaiolo (1441 - 1496), who may have been helped by his brother Antonio to speed up the process. The reason Botticelli painted only one is because del Pollaiolo [[ScrewedByTheLawyers wrestled the commission from him]] in his favor after contesting the choice of artist by the Tribunale di Mercanzia (the legal body that regulated craftsmanship guilds in UsefulNotes/TheCityStateEra, arts included).

* LadyOfWar: "Fortitude" and "Justice" are depicted as regal women who are the [[EmbodimentOfVirtue embodiments of their respective virtue]]. They are both wearing plated armor--although, in Justice's case it's just an ornate shoulder plate in her sword hand--and holding a weapon; Justice wields a RoyalRapier while Fortitude holds a StaffOfAuthority.

The ''Seven Virtues'' is a seven-panel set of UsefulNotes/{{Ital|y}}ian [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]] tempera-on-wood {{paintings}} commissioned together and made in 1470 to decorate the Hall of Il Palazzo della Signoria in UsefulNotes/{{Florence}}. The theme is the [[SevenHeavenlyVirtues seven cardinal and theological virtues]] of UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.

* StaffOfAuthority: The woman holds a scepter in her hands.

* LeaningOnTheFurniture: The woman's left arm leans on a side of the throne.

* ColorContrast:
** "Fortitude": The soft and vivid red mantle contrasts the cold and harsh gray and dark blue of the armored parts. This signifies that fortitude is equal parts passion and composed strength.
** "Temperance": The vivid red mantle on the woman's legs contrasts her green dress. Also, tThe floor and two walls are red, while the ceiling and two walls are dark green. This imagery further reinforces the "meeting the extremes at the middle" idea that she embodies, as green and red are complimentary colors.

* PlayingWithFire: There's a flame coming out of the woman's fingers on her right hand.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: The woman is blonde, and she just so happens to symbolize Charity.
* NippleAndDimed: The woman has one of her breasts out to breastfeed the child, and the nipple is not visible due to being hidden by the child's cheek on it.

* CoolCrown: The woman wears a diadem with embedded pearls that point towards the sky.

* CoolCrown: The woman has a golden crown on her head.

* ColorContrast: The soft and vivid red mantle contrasts the cold and harsh gray and dark blue of the armored parts.

* ColorContrast:
** The vivid red mantle on the woman's legs contrasting her green dress.
** The floor and two walls are red, while the ceiling and two walls are dark green.

* ForGreatJustice: The iconography of "Justice at Arms" became established in the 14th century, perhaps with the aim of vindicating the [[JusticeWillPrevail principle of certain penalty as a guarantee of peace]] and good government, or to indicate the righteous use of power. Hence, this 1470 portrayal of Justice having a sword at hand.

* ForGreatJustice: The iconography of "Justice at Arms" became established in the 14th century, perhaps with the aim of vindicating the [[JusticeWillPrevail principle of certain penalty as a guarantee of peace]] and good government, or to indicate the righteous use of power. Hence, this portrayal of Justice having a sword at hand.

* ForGreatJustice: The iconography of "Justice at Arms" became established in the 14th century, perhaps with the aim of vindicating the [[JusticeWillPrevail principle of certain penalty as a guarantee of peace]] and good government, or to indicate the righteous use of power.

* ProperLady: All the figures are women who embody virtues, so they're proper ladies by default.

The most well known of the panels, this painting is Creator/SandroBotticelli's first known masterpiece. Unlike del Pollaiolo's cypress panels, it was painted on poplar, a very traditionally [[UsefulNotes/TheBraveRegionsOfItalia Tuscan]] medium back then. The model for the woman has been speculated to be Lucrezia Donati, a mistress of Lorenzo "The Magnificent" de' Medici.

* EmbodimentOfVirtue: That's even in the ensemble's name.

* AllegoricalCharacter: The women are allegories for Christian virtues.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Each one of them is a female human who personifies a Christian virtue. Also counts as AllegoricalCharacter.

* ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: The reason all the depicted women have a larger lower part for their body compared to the smaller upper part is one of [[MediaNotes/GraphicalPerspective perspective]]: the panels were hung high on the walls of the Palazzo della Signoria, so the onlooker could have a more even view of them from below.
* CastOfPersonifications: An ensemble of personifications of Christian virtues.

* LadyOfWar: The woman looks ready for war as she wears armor, although that could also be parade armor considering how ornate it is.

* GotTheWholeWorldInMyHand: A non-malicious example. The woman has a globe representing the known world by her side under her left hand.
* LadyOfWar: To a lesser extent than ''Fortitude'', but the woman still has a martial allure with her sword and an armored shoulder.

* CoolSword: The woman holds a sword in her right hand, a symbol for punishment of injustice.