It's interesting to see how the (often distasteful) modern artist Francis Bacon was inspired by this masterpiece of portraiture.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Popes...
One of the finest paintings in Rome is Velazquez's portrait of Innocent X Pamphilj at the Doria Pamphilj Gallery. Famously, the Pope himself described it as 'troppo vero' - too realistic. It captures the character of a typical Renaissance Pope - crafy, not without intelligence, but with a certain weakness.
It's interesting to see how the (often distasteful) modern artist Francis Bacon was inspired by this masterpiece of portraiture.
It's interesting to see how the (often distasteful) modern artist Francis Bacon was inspired by this masterpiece of portraiture.
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