Caravaggio
Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt
Oil on canvas
c.1608
Louvre, Paris
法国 巴黎 卢浮宫
Alof de Wignacourt was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John from 1601 to 1622. In baroque Italy the order was notorious for their tolerance of, and interest in, homosexuality.* Wignacourt was known to surround himself with young pages.
Alof de Wignacourt是圣约翰的骑士Hospitaller的大师，从1601年的到1622年。 在巴洛克的意大利，对他们的同性恋的容忍的命令是臭名远扬的，Wignacourt周围总是围绕着年轻的男子。