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Frederic, Lord Leighton, 1830-1896
Step into the classical world of the most prominent artist of the Victorian era through this sumptuous volume featuring a selection of his work.
Lord Leighton of Stretton
Excerpt from Lord Leighton of Stretton Frederick Leighton was the High Priest of the cult of Eclectic Beauty: he was also the most significant of all the Makers of British Art. From whatever point of view we behold him - whether as Draughtsman, Colourist, Modeller, Orator, or Leader of men, he was head and shoulders above his contemporaries, and this they admitted themselves. It was a trite saying in the Studios: "No one can do like Leighton!" There is nothing in his art which is not superlatively beautiful: it is "signed all over," as he was wont to say of characteristic work of distinguished men. Well might he, too, have said, with the great Leonardo, when the Gonfaloniere di Giustizia, Pi...
Frederic Leighton
A collection of writings reinterpreting the art of Frederic Leighton, challenging the view that limits him to the category of Victorian artist. It extends the discussion beyond Leighton's life and addresses issues such as gender and sexuality, and the artist's identity and self-positioning.
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The Art of Lord Leighton
A survey of one of the most widely admired Victorian painters.
British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875
Covering the period between the late 16th century through to the third quarter of the 19th century, this book features paintings by English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish artists which are part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
