Francis Bacon's Portraits

[Light-of-Truth]

I don't know that Pierre Girieud will ultimately be a Baconian treasure, but I will say that Bacon appears to introduce us. he knew how to paint Bacon at least.

http://www.pierregirieud.fr/index_gb.php#

Interesting artist. He has an eye for beauty for certain, and to me appears well versed in the ancients.

http://www.pierregirieud.fr/f_rech_fresque.php?page=

Art Plastique and Art Dramatique

Les Sciences

EDIT:

Lots of images on this page below. I suspect only Yann could see anything important. I'm enjoying looking though...

http://www.pierregirieud.fr/f_rech_compo.php?page=

 

Edited December 21, 2022 by Light-of-Truth

[Allisnum2er]

1 hour ago, Light-of-Truth said:

Curious what he is saying as it is in French:

https://fondation.univ-poitiers.fr/accueil/nos-actions/presence-territoriale-et-internationale/a-la-recherche-des-peintures-disparues-de-pierre-girieud/

 

Hi Rob, this page relates the history of the paintings that I shared with you briefly earlier and talks about 9 paintings that are still missing.

Indeed, in 1930 the University of Poitiers commissioned an ensemble from Pierre Girieud, comprising fifteen paintings intended to adorn the Council Chamber of the University at the Faculty of Law:

- Five large panels: one entitled "To the glory of the University of Poitiers", built in triptych, and four representing the historical disciplines of the University (Law, Letters, Medicine and Sciences)
- Two small monochrome canvases that accompany the monument to the dead of the First World War created by the Martel Brothers: "La France Douloureuse" and "La France Glorieuse"
- Eight paintings, installed in the recesses between each window, representing naked figures which symbolize the "Pedagogical Virtues": Vocation, Self-denial, Faith, Invention, Experience, Meditation, Truth and Study .

The original paintings of "La France Douloureuse" and "La France Glorieuse", as well as seven of the eight "Pedagogical Virtues" are still missing.

 

[Allisnum2er]

2 hours ago, Light-of-Truth said:

 

Hi Rob,

Once again, this is just a thought and I don't know if it was really intended by Pierre Girieud, but you can see, on the left of the painting, that the Cat is playing with a Sole.

The Sole reminds me the famous stylized LetterS that is found in Francis Bacon's Essays (1625)

SOLE/SOUL

And I wonder if the Franciscan monk could be Roger Bacon.

I know ... I have a great imagination ! 😄

Edited December 22, 2022 by Allisnum2er

[Light-of-Truth]

I love it!

And happy SOLstice! 🙂

[Eric Roberts]

3 hours ago, Allisnum2er said:

Hi Rob,

Once again, this is just a thought and I don't know if it was really intended by Pierre Girieud, but you can see, on the left of the painting, that the Cat is playing with a Sole.

The Sole reminds me the famous stylized LetterS that is found in Francis Bacon's Essays (1625)

SOLE/SOUL

And I wonder if the Franciscan monk could be Roger Bacon.

I know ... I have a great imagination ! 😄