The selection of 62 paintings (156 pieces altogether) by Bacon and archival objets, is presented in a partly chronological order and in various thematic sections corresponding to concepts of his work at different periods of his career, namely Animal, Zone, Apprehension, Crucifixion, Crisis, Archive, Portrait, Memorial, Epic and Late.

Following each of these principal sections, the visitor will be able to enter into the unique world of Bacon’s artistic obsessions. Contemplation of his works requires the highest level of concentration, an unprejudiced viewpoint and a mind and eyes open to the beauty of his technique and his brutally honest vision of the human condition, which made him a creative figure of universal stature.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AROUND THE EXHIBITION
++Educational tours
Tuesdays and Thurdays at 11 am. 10 Frebruary to 31 March. Free activity, prior enroiment required 30 minutes prior to start the activity at the Education desk at the Jerónimos Building lobby. Guided tour only permitted pre-booked with the Visitor Attention Centre.

++Lectures
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Cliches tranformed: Considering Bacon & Photography
Martin Harrison
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Bacon: The sacred and the profane
Michael Peppiat
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Bacon y su perturbador interés por el arte español
por Manuela Mena
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Bacon: Chance and Order
Matthew Gale

++Cinema Cycle
Ticket: 3 ¤
Museo del Prado Auditorium
Saturday, 28 February
Un chien andalou
Luis Buñuel (France, 1929), 17'
The Battleship Potenkim
Sergey Eisenstein (URSS, 1925), 70'
Saturday 7 March, 4pm
Napoleon
Abel Gance (France, 1927), 235'
Saturday 14 March, 6pm
Hiroshima mon amour,
Alain Resnais (France, 1959), 89'
Saturday 21 March, 6pm
Blow Up
Michelangelo Antonioni (UK-Italy, 1966), 108'
Saturday 28 March, 6pm
Lust for Life
Vincente Minnelli (USA, 1956), 122'
Saturday 18 april, 6pm,
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
John Maybury (UK, 1998), 90'

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An article by:
Jesús Moreno Hidalgo and Julián Moreno Hidalgo