A giant Gulliver lies restrained by ropes held by miniature Lilliputians in a dramatic expressionist painting inspired by Francis Bacon. His distorted face screams against a dark red and black background.

Gulliver Meets Bacon

What happens when a giant from an eighteenth-century novel meets one of the twentieth century’s most disturbing painters? Today’s Link Salad celebrates the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels and the birthday of Francis Bacon. Two extraordinary figures, two different centuries, one shared date — and an unexpected connection through Dublin. 1726 — Gulliver’s Travels On […]

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