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Bacchus Francesco Melzi, 1510
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Bacchus

Francesco Melzi Β· 1510

Why it's great

A young man with long, curly hair points to the sky, with a skin on his shoulders. This was painted in about 1510 by Francesco Melzi, who studied with Leonardo da Vinci, and it shows the god Bacchus.

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πŸ“ Louvre MuseumParis, France

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About the artist

Francesco Melzi

1492–1570 Β· born in Milan Β· died in Vaprio d'Adda

Francesco Melzi was an Italian painter born in Milan in 1492. He was Leonardo da Vinci's student and companion, and inherited his drawings and notebooks when Leonardo died. Melzi died in 1570.

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