pt. 1 The politics of enlightenment -- Ch. 1 A plan and its interpreters -- Ch. 2 The art of enlightenment -- Ch. 3 Improvements on the Machiavelli: empire humane, civil, and visionary -- pt. 2 Self, ...

Since his death, Bacon’s paintings have become among the most expensive ever auctioned. In 2013, a Bacon triptych sold at Christie’s for $142.4 million — a record for an artwork at the time.