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1508-1513
The Milan of Charles d'Amboise
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Bacchus
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Ascribed by some to Leonardo, this painting in the
Louvre was transferred to canvas in the 19th century.
Others attribute it to Cesare da Sesto, to Bernazzano,
to Francesco Melzi, or, more loosely, to a Lombard
painter.
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Leonardo da Vinci
St John in the Wilderness (Bacchus)
1510-15
Musee du Louvre, Paris |
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Leonardo da Vinci
St John in the Wilderness (Bacchus)
1510-15
Musee du Louvre, Paris
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Taking into account the deterioration,
which makes it hard to judge, the naturalistic background lacks the
descriptive and symbolic density of Leonardo's landscapes.
As with the analogous gesture of the St John, the pointing index
finger suggests that the subject may be identified as the Baptist.
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Andrea del Sarto, Bacchus,
middle of second decade of 16th century, Worcester.
Del Sarto, too, combined sacred and profane
iconography
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The Thorn Removal, Musei Capitolini, Rome.
Leonardo's late production reverted to antique models.
This pose, adopted also by Michelangelo for a Nude
in the Sistine Chapel,
returns in the Bathing Girl of Hayez di Brera.
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Bust of Flora
1510s
Wax
Staatliche Museen,Berlin
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Leonardo da Vinci
Self-Portrait
c. 1512
Red chalk on paper
Biblioteca Reale, Turin |
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