Francis BaconEnglish, 1909–1992Figure with Meat
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Art Institute of Chicago
Room291Chicago, United States
On public display.
- Checked
- 4 hours ago
- In this state since
- Sep 28, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Figure with Meat is a 1954 painting by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon. The figure is based on Pope Innocent X's depiction by Diego Velázquez in Portrait of Innocent X (c. 1650); in Bacon's painting the Pope is shown as a gruesome figure and placed between two bisected halves of a cow. The carcass is likely derived from Rembrandt's Slaughtered Ox (1655). Bacon had previously depicted cow carcasses in Painting 1946.
Figure with Meat is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1956.1201
What it shows
In the catalog
Comings and goings
On view · Gallery 291
Art Institute of Chicago · Sep 28, 2026 — now · Verified
Was on view · Gallery 399
Art Institute of Chicago · Aug 19, 2026 — Sep 28, 2026 · Verified
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
