Bacchus

Francesco Melzi, 1510, Département des peintures du Louvre

‘Bacchus’ is a work by Francesco Melzi (1492–1570). It is dated 1510. It is part of the collection Département des peintures du Louvre. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of oil paint, walnut panel, and transferred on canvas. It measures 177 × 115 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Bacchus, red deer, horse, and broad-leaved tree.

The catalogue has 11 more works by Francesco Melzi.

• Francesco Melzi
• The Renaissance