Portrait of Innocent X
ArtistDiego Velazquez
Year1650
MediumOil on canvas
LocationGalleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome
About Portrait of Innocent X
The Pope reportedly said it was too real. Francis Bacon was obsessed with it and made dozens of distorted versions. The reds and crimsons are among the most intense in all painting. Velazquez captured absolute power and human vulnerability simultaneously.
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