Saint Augustine in His Study (Botticelli, Uffizi) explained

Saint Augustine in His Study
Artist:Sandro Botticelli
Year:1490–1494
Medium:Tempera on panel
Height Metric:41
Width Metric:27
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Uffizi
City:Florence

Saint Augustine in His Study is a tempera on panel painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, finished around 1490–1494. It is housed in the Uffizi, in Florence.

This work was probably executed for an Augustinian hermit of Santo Spirito, as shown by the fact the saint wears both episcopal and hermit garments.

As many of Botticelli's late works, it is inspired by the preaching of Savonarola.

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