Francis Bacon (1561–1626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for developing the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. Bacon's writings concentrated on ...

Francis Bacon: Study for Portrait of Van Gogh III (1957). Oil on canvas In fact, there were no overtly homosexual pictures in the show, the most notorious of which (euphemistically known as "The ...

Francis Bacon, the Irish-born artist known for figurative and occasionally unsettling portraits, painted subjects ranging ...

‘Portrait of George Dyer Crouching,’ by Francis Bacon, 1966. Via Sotheby’s ... one of the lowest mileage such machines known ...

A triptych by famed British artist Francis Bacon will go on ... for a Portrait of George Dyer, a famous 1963 artwork comprising three portraits of Bacon’s lover George Dyer, will be offered ...

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Among his most famous and recognisable works were 1966’s Portrait of George Dyer Talking and 1953’s Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X. The Tate said: “Francis Bacon is ...

"Knowledge is the rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate" Francis Bacon was a devout ... he also published his most famous literary works.

Did you know? Some of Francis Bacon’s most famous artworks are inspired by old masters, such as Head VI that is based on the 'Portrait Of Pope Innocent X' by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez.