<sod>In 2014, it was reported by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' that in taped conversations that Bacon had with his friend Barry Joule which were not released until 12 years after Bacon's 1992 death (in accordance with Bacon's wishes), Bacon had fallen in love with Capelo and they had had an affair.<ref>http://www.thelocal.es/20140203/secret-tapes-reveal-bacons-4m-spanish-muse</ref> Capelo has denied any romantic connection.<ref>http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4712219.ece</ref><eod>
<sod>In 2014, it was reported by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' that in taped conversations Bacon had with his friend Barry Joule, which were not released until 12 years after Bacon's 1992 death (in accordance with Bacon's wishes), Bacon had fallen in love with Capelo and they had had an affair.<ref>http://www.thelocal.es/20140203/secret-tapes-reveal-bacons-4m-spanish-muse</ref> The [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]] called it a "final passionate affair".<ref>http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/francis-bacon/more/</ref> Capelo has denied any romantic connection.<ref>http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4712219.ece</ref><eod>