Title: Francis Bacon
Description: Setting out to account for Francis Bacon's prolific, and indeed obsessive, use of religious symbols, Rina Ayra asserts how the artist redeployed religious iconography not to uphold the Christian narrative, nor to express his atheism, but to convey spritual truths about the human condition that were especially pertinent in post-war years.
Subjects: Art and religion, Criticism and interpretation, Bacon, francis, 1909-1992, Christian art and symbolism, Art criticism, Religion in art, Themes, motives
People: Francis Bacon (1909-1992)