Study from Innocent X

Study from Innocent X
Artist	Francis Bacon
Year	1962 (1962)
Type	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	78 cm × 55.75 cm (31 in × 21.95 in)
Location	Private collection

Study from Innocent X is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Irish-born English artist Francis Bacon, from 1962. It is held in a private collection.[1] Based on the Portrait of Innocent X by Diego Velázquez, the work depicts a distorted image of the red-robed pope, sitting on a dark red chair on a platform inside a cuboid cage indicated by thin black lines, standing on a light brownish yellow floor with a curved lighter red wall behind.

It measures 78 by 55.75 inches (198.1 cm × 141.6 cm).[1]

See also

• Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971

References

1. Study from Innocent X, 1962, francis-bacon.com