Tag Archives: Francis-Bacon
The price of Bacon
Triptych, Francis Bacon, 1976 Bacon Triptych Auctioned for Record $86 Million – New York Times I didn’t believe I recalled seeing this triptych before, but considering how different it looks in the following image — I’m not really sure anymore. … more…
Nor shall my sword sleep at my side (just a day late)
It didn’t occur to me until today, the morning after William Blake’s 250th anniversary, to post, by way of celebration, Mark Stewart’s version of Jerusalem* with the Maffia, now 25-years-old itself, and sounding, if anything, more contemporary than it did … more…
The Voynich Manuscript
Unsolved cryptographic mystery alert! The Voynich Manuscript is an illustrated book of about 200 pages, written in what is apparently an alphabetical script, but which has resisted all attempts to decipher it. It was bought from a Jesuit College at … more…