Salaì
Italian artist (1480-1524) · Artists · Died at 44
Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, better known as Salaì, was an Italian artist and pupil of Leonardo da Vinci from 1490 to 1518. Salaì entered Leonardo's household at the age of ten. Salaì created paintings under the name of Andrea Salaì.
Salaì is read about 428 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
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![Angelo Incarnato, drawing of Salaì by Leonardo, c. 1515[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Angelo_Incarnato.jpg/330px-Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Angelo_Incarnato.jpg)
![Saint John the Baptist c. 1507-1516,[b] Louvre. Leonardo is thought to have used Salaì as the model.[17]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Saint_John_the_Baptist_C2RMF_retouched.jpg/1280px-Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Saint_John_the_Baptist_C2RMF_retouched.jpg)
About this person
He was described as one of Leonardo's students and lifelong companion and servant and was the model for Leonardo's St. John the Baptist, Bacchus, and Angelo incarnato.
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1480 to 1524 · aged 44
