The shape and colour of the mouth fascinated Francis Bacon. He combined this with his admiration for Velasquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X to create his series of screaming popes - works he later appeared to regret.
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The shape and colour of the mouth fascinated Francis Bacon. He combined this with his admiration for Velasquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X to create his series of screaming popes - works he later appeared to regret.