Irish artist Francis Bacon had always been intrigued by the male ... “The very act of living is violent.” The most famous example of this style of painting can be seen in his series of triptychs in ...

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice ...

The wartime leader hated his depiction when the portrait was unveiled, and it was secretly burnt on the orders of his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill.

Sutherland’s famous painting of ... his more spectacular friend Francis Bacon. “It has now found its proper level, close to the heart of 20th century British art.” The London blue plaques ...

The building was only open to staff when the Italian man entered the famous Salon ... theft does to the painting's reputation is elevate it to essentially becoming the most reproduced painting ...

Singer Harry Styles, the mayor of a French village, writers and gallery owners: The one thing they have in common is an ...

The announcement follows the display becoming the third most popular paid exhibition ... at the kind of times that artists, including Francis Bacon and David Hockney, were known to have enjoyed ...

You may not know his name, but it’s likely you know his most famous painting ... That call has been heard, most notably by Pope Francis. But while God can be found in nature, the bishops ...