Saint John the Baptist, as Bacchus

Saint John the Baptist, known as Bacchus

Oil on wood transferred to canvas

H. 1.77 m; W. 1.15 m

Workshop of LEONARDO DA VINCI

Musee de Louvre

@adamhendricks

I love how the figure is pointing to the heavens suggesting the viewer to not focus on the painting itself, but the idea of its images and implications through its redirection. There is both christian and mythological symbols present which hints at the artists disposition about the achetypes and their roles in our collective knowledge.