From conversations with my buddy-friend-guy, Christopher, a small gallery comparing the work of two contemporary artists in 1973 with a few pieces by an old European master from c. 1500. Enjoy!

Triptych May-June, 1973 by Francis Bacon. Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk

Christ’s Descent into Hell. Style of Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, ca. 1550–60). Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org

Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion by Francis Bacon. Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk
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