9781848220447

Francis Bacon

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781848220447

Hardcover|9781848220447


Overview

Despite his militant atheism, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) exploited the symbols of Christianity, especially the Crucifixion and the Pope, throughout his career. Rina Arya explains how the artist redeployed religious iconography both to show Christianity's untenability in the modern age and to convey an experience of the human condition, specifically animalism and mortality. Placing the work within the context of post-war philosophical preoccupations with the death of God, this refreshingly original book marks a new approach to appreciating the work of one of the leading artists of the 20th century.

ISBN-13

9781848220447

ISBN-10

1848220448

Weight

2.30 Pounds

Dimensions

8.66 x 0.90 x 10.24 In

List Price

$89.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Pages

176 pages

Publisher

Lund Humphries

Published On

2012-02-28



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