Posts Tagged ‘Study after Velazquez’

Francis Bacon / Diego Velázquez / “Alien”

What does a 17th century pope an the “Alien” film series have in common?
In 1650, Spanish court painter Diego Velazquez made a portrait of then pope, Innocent X. The painting is considered by many art critics as one, if not the, best portrait ever  made. Apparently, Irish painter Francis Bacon, shared this view. Between the [...]