Francis Bacon, “Oedipus and the Sphinx after Ingres” (1983), oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm; Collection Berardo, Lisbon; © The Estate of Francis Bacon/All rights ...
During Francis Bacon’s last year on earth in 1626, a close friend asked him to rewrite his earlier essay “Of Friendship” to commemorate their relationship, and Bacon, being a good friend, complied ...
WITH Francis Bacon, one searches not only for the legal and political contemporary scene but for the scientific scene, peopled by such men as Dr. William Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the ...