Francis Bacon's Head VI, 1949
Diego Velázquez, Pope Innocent X, 1650
To me Francis Bacon was an artist who portrayed violence in his work of art. For example, he used Diego Velazquez image of the Pope Innocent X, that was drawn in 1650 and played around with the image.The pope appears to be tortured inside a glass box, and he screams as if he was screaming for help. Also, his skin is stretched out and pulled from his face. It also looks like if the pope is sitting on his chair. The image looks scary and its schocking to me just to think that he used the image of the pope and self destructed the image. The pope means alot to many Catholics, just as it means to me. While, Diego Velasquez image portrayed a highly respected Pope who people looked up to, and he represents God.
Good analysis of the Bacon painting and I love that you also included the Velazquez that it was based on. It makes the post all the more interesting.
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