Saint john the baptist

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Andrea Salai (Salaino, Giacomo Caprotti). St. John the Baptist. Autoportrait after Leonardo da Vinci's "St. John" by gytismenomyletojas, via Flickr Hans Holbein, Dan Brown, Saint John, John The Baptist, Art Historian, Jean Baptiste, Caravaggio, San Sebastian, Best Artist

This painting is a copy of "Saint John the Baptist" by Leonardo da Vinci in Louvre. The dark background of the original masterpiece is changed into rocky landscape (which was popular among followers of Leonardo). Actually, it is said that Leonardo did a pseudo-portrait of Andrea Salai (Salaino, known also by name Giacomo Caprotti) in "St. John" painting. He was da Vinci's pupil and also, most probably, his lover. This painting is a copy made by... Salai himself. So, knowing that, this…

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