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The article was archived by Sarastro1 via FACBot (talk) 21:41, 27 February 2017.

Fragment of a Crucifixion

 * Nominator(s): Ceoil (talk) 02:58, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Early 1950's Francis Bacon, when he was at the height of his powers. There is more than meets the eye here, it's post-war and overwhelmingly nihilist, with a grand arch of utter futility. Yet there is so much engagement and charisma; he just throws it out. Ceoil (talk) 02:58, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Some comments:


 * In the lead, we read "A chimera holds a muscular male dog in its claws": I can't find any reason in the article for the certainty that the dog is meant to be male, and it's not at all obvious to me from looking at pictures of the work (though I have never seen it in person, so maybe it is more obvious then?).
 * The description in the lead is very confusing to me. It reads as if the painting depicts a dog and two chimeras, but I am certain that there are only two creatures in the foreground of the painting.
 * It seems odd to say that the lower figure is "obviously modelled on a dog" when the footnote which goes with it says that the Tate, who one would hope know what they are talking about, think it modelled on a cat.
 * "Horizontal frames became an obsession major motif in his 1950s works": this doesn't seem to make sense.

Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 21:41, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the read. i'm going to withdraw this for now. Ceoil (talk) 01:16, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Sarastro1 (talk) 21:41, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
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