Why The Pope Screams
39:38–41:00 · 82s
They unpack Bacon’s fusion of Velázquez’s serene pope with a gaping scream—his fixation on mouths, transgression in art history, and Monet-level ambition for painting a mouth.
39:38–41:00 · 82s
They unpack Bacon’s fusion of Velázquez’s serene pope with a gaping scream—his fixation on mouths, transgression in art history, and Monet-level ambition for painting a mouth.
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