| Figure with Meat | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Francis Bacon |
| Year | 1954 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 129.9 cm × 121.9 cm (51.1 in × 48.0 in) |
| Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago |
Figure with Meat is a 1954 painting by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon. The figure is based on the Pope Innocent X portrait by Diego Velázquez; however, in the Bacon painting the Pope is shown as a gruesome figure and placed between two bisected halves of a cow.
The carcass hanging in the background is likely derived from Rembrandt's Slaughtered Ox, 1655. The painting is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1]
- ^ Bacon, Francis. "Figure with Meat". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 17 May 2021.