This is a reproduction of "Bacchus" of 1595 by Caravaggio. This was painted shortly after the artist joined the household of Cardinal Del Monte which was focused on the love of young men. Bacchus is portrayed as seductive ephebe offering the viewer a glass of wine. There is wonderful detail in the painting, including a small image of the artist in the wine of the glass and a small image of the drunken god. There has been some speculation that this is a self-portrait executed with the aid of a mirror.
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