Aug 17, 2022
Hannibal depicting Alana as Fortitude
“Fortitude is portrayed as a young woman wearing armor over her graceful dress and holding a ruler’s scepter. In spite of the military attributes, the Virtue alludes to strength and perseverance in the pursuit of good. She is one of the four cardinal virtues, i.e., the main human virtues.” - The Uffizi Gallery
#the read more just has the episode name plus Botticellis name and the name of the painting etc#and the full painting#i noticed this cuz I watched this episode with my family after I got back from Italy and I had seen this Botticelli art in person#and I had taken a photo of it#so when I got home and saw this scene I was like wait hold the fuck up this is really familiar I’ve seen this before#and then it clicked#anyway#heheheh enjoy#celeryshin rambles#nbc hannibal#Hannibal#art history#art comparrisons