Study from Innocent X explained

Study from Innocent X
Artist:Francis Bacon
Type:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:78
Width Metric:55.75
Metric Unit:cm
Museum:Private collection

Study from Innocent X is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Irish-born English artist Francis Bacon, from 1962. It is held in a private collection.[1] Based on the Portrait of Innocent X by Diego Velázquez, the work depicts a distorted image of the red-robed pope, sitting on a dark red chair on a platform inside a cuboid cage indicated by thin black lines, standing on a light brownish yellow floor with a curved lighter red wall behind.

It measures 78inchesx55.75inchesin (xin).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.francis-bacon.com/artworks/paintings/study-innocent-x Study from Innocent X, 1962