HORROR MONTH #21: Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, by Francis Bacon (1953)

HORROR MONTH #21: Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, by Francis Bacon (1953)

Inspiration comes from a lot of different places. For some it could be where they grew up, for others it could be a close relationship. For figurative painter Francis Bacon, inspiration came from a scream.

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HORROR MONTH #11: Maman, by Louise Bourgeois (1999)

HORROR MONTH #11: Maman, by Louise Bourgeois (1999)

The works of Louise Bourgeois depict strange furniture displayed in cages, severed body parts arranged in geometric designs, and totemic people made of fabric. However, by far her most popular work is Maman, a massive 30-foot-tall spider made of black steel, holding a sac of white marble eggs.

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HORROR MONTH #3: The Black Paintings, by Francisco Goya (1819-1823)

HORROR MONTH #3: The Black Paintings, by Francisco Goya (1819-1823)

Francisco Goya, Spain's preeminent artist of the early 19th century, often produced paintings that reflected what was going on in Spain at the time. In 1819 Goya was old, recovering from serious illness, and pessimistic about the future of his country. These factors lead him to take the pleasant rural landscape murals painted on the walls of his home, douse them in dark ink, and cover them with the Black Paintings.

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