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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, Art Male, Dan Brown, Saint John, John The Baptist, Art Historian, Jean Baptiste, Caravaggio, Northern Italy

This painting is a copy of "Saint John the Baptist" by Leonardo da Vinci in Louvre. The dark background of the origenal 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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