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Francis Bacon Portrait of R.J. Sainsbury 1955 Oil on canvas; 115 x 99 cm Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS 2014. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606, Leiden – 1669, Amsterdam Portrait of an Old Man Oil on canvas, 109 x 85 cm The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
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Francis Bacon Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh I 1956 Oil on canvas; 154.1 x 115.6 cm Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2014. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd
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Diego Velázquez Portrait of the Count Duke of Olivares, c. 1638 Oil on Canvas, 67 x 54.5cm The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
Exhibition
Francis Bacon and the Masters
18 Apr 2015 – 26 Jul 2015
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
£12/£10.50
Address
- University of East Anglia
- Norwich
- NR4 7TJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus numbers 25, 25a and x25 run from Norwich city centre to UEA ' ask for the Sainsbury Centre stop. Park & Ride service 604 runs Monday to Friday to the main UEA bus stop.
This unique collaboration with the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg sees paintings by Francis Bacon shown alongside works by old and modern masters
About
Francis Bacon and the Masters is a groundbreaking exhibition bringing together over 25 major works by Francis Bacon with old and modern masters including Velázquez, Rembrandt, Titian, Michelangelo, Rodin, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse.
The exhibition forms the culmination of the celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and will coincide with the UK/Russia Year of Culture in the UK.
Curated by Dr Thierry Morel, the exhibition explores Bacon’s obsession with the art of the past, examining how he consistently drew on the work of masters such as Michelangelo, Velázquez and Degas, as well as to the stylised forms of ancient Greek and Roman works.
