Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion
The artist Francis Bacon vehemently denied that he was religious and yet in his art he employed numerous examples of Christian symbols, such as the Crucifixion and the Pope. The use of religious symbols by artists who profess either atheism or a mere lack of a religious interest is uncontroversial....
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Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2011]
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Implicit religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 343-359 |
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Popes in art
B Pope B Atheism B BACON, Francis, 1909-1992 B ART & religion B Ireland B the Death of God B the scream in painting B CHRISTIAN art & symbolism B Existentialism |
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