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* ProtagonistTitle: As the title indicates, Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, is the main and only character in the painting.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** The reason why the pose is so awkward was that Caravaggio painted it using a convex mirror.
** It is often disputed as to why Bacchus in this picture looks the way he does. Some credited it as bad lighting when it was being painted. Others believed that he painted it just after being relieved from the hospital, having been recovering either from malaria or being kicked by a horse.
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* GagLips: Downplayed. His lips are a shade of blue, clearly a symptom of whatever sickness he is suffering from.

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* GagLips: Downplayed.{{Downplayed}}. His lips are a shade of blue, clearly a symptom of whatever sickness he is suffering from.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Most other depictions of Bacchus show him as handsome and in the midst of a celebration, while here he looks as though [[KarmicSTD he has come down with a venereal disease]] and makes him look freshly dead. People have often read into ''Young Sick Bacchus'' that this is what he would look like ''after'' a full-night of drinking and excess.

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* {{Deconstruction}}: Most other depictions of Bacchus show him as handsome and in the midst of a celebration, while here he looks as though [[KarmicSTD he has come down with a venereal disease]] and makes him look freshly dead. People have often read into ''Young Sick Bacchus'' that this is what he would look like ''after'' a full-night full night of drinking and excess.



* GreenAroundTheGills: Bacchus has a noticeable greenish-yellow tint to his skin, emphasizing that he is definitely not at full-health.

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* GreenAroundTheGills: Bacchus has a noticeable greenish-yellow tint to his skin, emphasizing that he is definitely not at full-health.in full health.



** The reason why the pose is so awkward was because Caravaggio painted it using a convex mirror.

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** The reason why the pose is so awkward was because that Caravaggio painted it using a convex mirror.
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** The reason why the pose is so awkward was because he Caravaggio painted it using a convex mirror.
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The ''Young Sick Bacchus'' (Italian: ''Bacchino Malato''), also known as the ''Sick Bacchus'' or the ''Self-Portrait as Bacchus'', is an early self-portrait by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, dated between 1593 and 1594. According to Caravaggio's first biographer, Giovanni Baglione, it was a cabinet piece painted by the artist using a mirror.

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The ''Young Sick Bacchus'' (Italian: ''Bacchino Malato''), Malato'') is an early self-portrait by the Baroque artist [[Creator/{{Caravaggio}} Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]], dated between 1593 and 1594. It's also known as the ''Sick Bacchus'' or the ''Self-Portrait as Bacchus'', is an early self-portrait by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, dated between 1593 and 1594. Bacchus'' According to Caravaggio's first biographer, Giovanni Baglione, it was a cabinet piece painted by the artist using a mirror.






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* GagLips: Downplayed. his lips are a shade of blue, clearly a symptom of whatever sickness he is suffering from.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** The reason why the pose is so awkward was because he painted it using a convex mirror.
** It is often disputed as to why Bacchus in this picture looks the way he does. Some credited it as bad lighting when it was being painted. Others believed that he painted it just after being relieved from the hospital, having been recovering either from malaria or being kicked by a horse.
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The ''Young Sick Bacchus'' (Italian: ''Bacchino Malato''), also known as the ''Sick Bacchus'' or the ''Self-Portrait as Bacchus'', is an early self-portrait by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, dated between 1593 and 1594. According to Caravaggio's first biographer, Giovanni Baglione, it was a cabinet piece painted by the artist using a mirror.

It currently hangs in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, Italy.
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!!''Young Sick Bacchus'' provides examples of:

* AuthorAvatar: Many of Caravaggio's self-portraits depict him as Bacchus, especially fitting since he was known for his heavy drinking and partying.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Most other depictions of Bacchus show him as handsome and in the midst of a celebration, while here he looks as though [[KarmicSTD he has come down with a venereal disease]] and makes him look freshly dead. People have often read into ''Young Sick Bacchus'' that this is what he would look like ''after'' a full-night of drinking and excess.
* GagLips: Downplayed. his lips are a shade of blue, clearly a symptom of whatever sickness he is suffering from.
* GreenAroundTheGills: Bacchus has a noticeable greenish-yellow tint to his skin, emphasizing that he is definitely not at full-health.

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