Caravaggio's secret self-portrait. Tiny portrait uncovered in Uffizi 'Bacchus'
Caravaggio's secret self-portrait. Tiny portrait uncovered in Uffizi 'Bacchus'
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ANSA. A tiny-self portrait of Caravaggio in his famous painting of Bacchus can be seen clearly for the first time, thanks to a new study by researchers and restorers. The image of the artist working at his easel, hidden in a reflection of the glass carafe in the young god's hand, was first spotted by a restorer cleaning the canvas in 1922. (Read the article)