24/11/2025
š¼ļø Bacchus (c. 1598) by Caravaggio, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
Ripples disturb the wineās surface, as though the glass has just been set down, while infrared reflectography revealed a tiny self-portrait hidden in the carafe - a young Caravaggio with dark curly hair, holding a paintbrush at his easel, quietly inserting himself into the scene.
