Francis Bacon (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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Francis Bacon's nationality
Francis Bacon's nationality
Irish-born British
Francis Bacon's birth and death years
Francis Bacon's birth and death years
1909-1992
Francis Bacon's art movement
Francis Bacon's art movement
Figurative Expressionism
Main themes in Bacon's work
Main themes in Bacon's work
Suffering, isolation, existential anxiety
Bacon's breakthrough work (1944)
Bacon's breakthrough work (1944)
Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion
Format of Bacon's breakthrough work
Format of Bacon's breakthrough work
Triptych
Artist who influenced Bacon's biomorphic forms
Artist who influenced Bacon's biomorphic forms
Pablo Picasso
Film influencing Bacon's screaming mouths
Film influencing Bacon's screaming mouths
Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin
Inspiration for Bacon's Pope paintings
Inspiration for Bacon's Pope paintings
Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1650)
Surface Bacon painted on
Surface Bacon painted on
Unprimed side of canvas
Characteristic of Bacon's studio
Characteristic of Bacon's studio
Chaotic
Formats frequently used by Bacon
Formats frequently used by Bacon
Triptych and diptych
Bacon's approach to crucifixion theme
Bacon's approach to crucifixion theme
Secular rather than religious
Bacon's 1950s signature motif
Bacon's 1950s signature motif
Screaming mouth
Sources for screaming mouth motif
Sources for screaming mouth motif
Medical textbooks & Battleship Potemkin