A visitor to 'Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective', a major retrospective of British artist Francis Bacon, looks at paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a press preview in New York May 18, 2009. The May 20 to August 16 exhibit, celebrates the 100th anniversary of Bacon's birth ad is the first major event dedicated to the artist in New York in two decades. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

A visitor to 'Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective', a major retrospective of British artist Francis Bacon, looks at paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a press preview in New York May 18, 2009. The May 20 to August 16 exhibit, celebrates the 100th anniversary of Bacon's birth ad is the first major event dedicated to the artist in New York in two decades.

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  1. A woman looks at a Francis Bacon painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait. Picture taken November 11, 2009. To match Reuters Life! ITALY-CARAVAGGIO/BACON.

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  1. A woman looks at a Francis Bacon painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait. Picture taken November 11, 2009. To match Reuters Life! ITALY-CARAVAGGIO/BACON.
  2. A woman looks at a Francis Bacon painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait. Picture taken November 11, 2009. To match Reuters Life! ITALY-CARAVAGGIO/BACON.
  3. Visitors look at a Caravaggio painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait. Picture taken November 11, 2009. To match Reuters Life! ITALY-CARAVAGGIO/BACON.
  4. A woman looks at a Francis Bacon painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait. Picture taken November 11, 2009. To match Reuters Life! ITALY-CARAVAGGIO/BACON.
  5. A couple look at a Francis Bacon painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait. Picture taken November 11, 2009. To match Reuters Life! ITALY-CARAVAGGIO/BACON.
  6. Visitors walk in front of Francis Bacon paintings during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in a new exhibition, connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait.
  7. A man walks next to a Francis Bacon (L) painting and a Caravaggio painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in a new exhibition, connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait.
  8. A man looks at a Caravaggio painting during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome November 11, 2009. Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in a new exhibition, connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. The show at Rome's Galleria Borghese marks 400 years since Caravaggio's death and 100 years since Bacon's birth and at its heart lies their shared fascination with the human form and their predilection for the expressive portrait.
  9. Members of the media view the Young Archer on November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  10. Members of the media view the Young Archer on November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  11. The Young Archer on display November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  12. The Young Archer on display November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  13. Members of the media view the Young Archer on November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  14. The Young Archer on display November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  15. Members of the media view the Young Archer on November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.
  16. The Young Archer on display November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Young Archer, a marble statue attributed to the teenage Michelangelo, will be on special loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years beginning November 3, 2009.

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