Who painted “Bacchus”?

“Bacchus” was painted by Francesco Melzi in 1511–1515. Where to see it: Louvre.

What to look for

High Renaissance: the Early Renaissance before it is crisper and more linear; Mannerism after it twists the same figures into elongated, unstable poses.

Francesco Melzi, or Francesco de Melzi (1491 – 1570) was an Italian painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and remained as his closest friend and professional assistant throughout his career. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Francesco Melzi

More by Francesco Melzi

“Flora”, 1520
“Vertumnus and Pomona”, 1523
“Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci”, 1510
“Drawing of a Monster with Horns”
“Grotesque Portrait of an Old Woman”
“Grotesque Portrait Studies with a Caricature of Dante”
“The priesetess .... unleserlich”, 1537
“Female Saint”, 1530