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Canvas

Perry Ogden, Francis Bacon's 7 Reece Mews studio, London 1998 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2018.

A canvas is made from woven linen or cotton, and is the surface on which most painting since the Renaissance has been done. It is typically stretched over a wooden frame, and primed to provide a smooth surface on which to apply paint.