using low-key tones, black, grey, dark purple and dark yellow. Suggesting desperate clawing’s, and as if the paint is melting.
The Pope is dressed fully, except for the subject’s face; furthermore the subject is wearing what appears to be a collared and long sleeved cream dress, which incorporates light pink tones to create texture in the portrait. On top of the dress, the Pope is wearing a purple poncho, which covers until the elbow of either side of the Pope’s arms. The Poncho is button up and finishes at the top of the collared long sleeved dress. This particular uniform, clarifies the Pope’s role and Church authority, as well as the matching purple zucchetto placed on the top of the subject’s head.
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The self-portrait is centered in the middle of the canvas suggesting confusion. The artist uses texture to create the face, which appears to be smeared or smudged on the left and right side. The right of the oil on canvas is slightly cut off by black oils, suggesting an interpretation of sadness creeping into Bacon’s mind. The hair of Bacon is swept to the right, with an almost yellow to green colour and tone. Viewers can only see one ear, on the left of the painting, thus Bacon struggling to hear something. The majority of the left of the face is covered by a light brown colour, just missing the eye, mouth and nose of Francis Bacon. The neck of the artist is visible, however only partially as the rest is cut off by the black background. On the lower-ground of the painting, there is a half oval sitting on the neck, using darker browns to create texture. This could be used to balance the right side of Bacon’s face as it is cut off and purposely smeared. The foreground of panel one is the nose of Bacon, as it is positioned correctly however slanting to the right of the oil on canvas. The artist utilises low-key tones, which can apprehend the meaning of the artwork and idea being sadness and inner