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Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures.
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, [a] 1st Baron Verulam, PC (/ ˈ b eɪ k ən /; [5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I.
The Three Studies are generally considered Bacon's first mature piece; [3] he regarded his works before the triptych as irrelevant, and throughout his life tried to suppress their appearance on the art market. When the painting was first exhibited in 1945 it caused a sensation and established him as one of the foremost post-war painters.
According to the text panels, it may show Peter Lacy, a troubled, directionless character whom Bacon considered the love of his life, and with whom he had a tempestuous, often violent relationship.
Many of Bacon's most regarded late works are re-examinations of motifs from his earlier masterpieces. The background colours of Blood on the Floor reference the heavy and thickly painted foreground figures of his early to mid-40s works, notably Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, while the mix of deep red colours forming the blood splash returns to his early use of imagery ...
Martin Harrison Born 1945 (age 79–80) Coventry, Warwickshire, England Occupation(s) art historian, curator, editor Years active 1973–present Notable work Burne-Jones (1973) Victorian Stained Glass (1980) Young Meteors: British Photojournalism, 1957–1965 (1998) Transition: the London art scene in the fifties (2002) Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné (2016) Martin Harrison (born 1945) is a ...
Bacon was the true heir to the throne of England, but had been excluded from his rightful place. This tragic life-story was the secret hidden in the plays. This argument was taken up by several other writers, notably C.Y.C. Dawbarn in Uncrowned (1913) and Alfred Dodd in The Personal Poems of Francis Bacon (1931) and many other publications. [57]
While Bacon’s aim for writing a recount of Henry VII was to have History used as a source of guidance for future monarchs, the invitation and acceptance of James I’s edits of History and Bacon’s foreword for History indicates the ulterior motive of maintaining a positive relationship with James I. [41] Although maintaining a positive ...