Pope Innocent X (Study of Head)
Strong, wide, dark strokes of paint distort, overpower a grainy and meekly painted figure. Alarm is injected as the pale face is sucked into an abyss, the lavender providing an almost mocking contrast. Had the face been invisible, the figure would be nothing but composed, regal. The intricately painted mouth and its silent scream evoke a sense of decay, of terror.
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