franska:

Bacchus ou Saint Jean Baptiste 

Saint John the Baptist, known as Bacchus

label QS:Lde,"Johannes der Täufer, auch bekannt als Bacchus"

label QS:Lit,"San Giovanni Battista, conosciuto come Bacco"

label QS:Lfr,"Saint Jean-Baptiste - Bacchus"

label QS:Lru,"Иоанн Креститель (Вакх)"

label QS:Len,"Saint John the Baptist, known as Bacchus"

This painting was first described in the French royal inventory as Saint John the Baptist in the Desert, then at the end of the 17th century, possibly as the result of a restoration, as Bacchus in a Landscape. Like Leonardo's half-length portrait Saint John the Baptist, it is a syncretic work. The index finger pointing upward toward a divine sign and the deer are Christian symbols. The thyrsis, the crown of vine leaves or ivy, the bunch of grapes, and the panther skin are attributes of Bacchus.