They saved the life of a pensioner who fell ill in front of Botticelli's Venus, awarded by the Uffizi

A special award from the Uffizi Galleries to four doctors who, last Dec. 15, saved the life of a pensioner who had fallen ill in front of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus. The protagonists of the happy ending story are four young people: Annachiara Pingitore and Jessica De Santis, 28, cardiology residents, Giovanni D’Agosta and Vittorio Quercia, 29 and 28, respectively, both plastic surgery residents. The four were on a visit to the Uffizi when they noticed that a 71-year-old man was sick and showing severe symptoms: thanks to their quick intervention, the man was saved.

Thus, the four young doctors had the opportunity to make a special visit together with the director of the Uffizi, Eike D. Schmidt, who personally explained the museum’s paintings to them. “It was a real pleasure,” said the director, “to be able to welcome back to the gallery the young doctors who were the authors of such a heroic deed. I hope they will visit us again soon.”

Pictured are the four young doctors together with Eike D. Schmidt in front of the Virtues by Piero del Pollaiolo and Sandro Botticelli.

They saved the life of a pensioner who fell ill in front of Botticelli's Venus, awarded by the Uffizi

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