Still trying to process what exactly it is about this one that moves me. It might be generally considered an act of love or passion that inspires a portrait, so what does that say about this one? Or is the statement more about Bacon’s relationship not to the subject but to love itself? Is it something about her that he saw that wouldn’t be immediately visible to others?

Dunno. There’s sort of a rumbling Il Greco vibe. Greco + Dread = Bacon?

Oof!