Frederic Lord Leighton A Princley Painter of the Victorian Age |
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| Editor:
| Buhrs, Michael
Brandlhuber, Margot Th. |
| Contribution by:
| Newall, Christopher
Prettejohn, Elizabeth
Robbins, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-3-7913-4383-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Prestel Verlag GmbH & Co KG.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Painter and sculptor Frederic, Lord Leighton is one of the foremost artists of the Victorian classical school. His masterpieces featuring mythological subjects are thought to be the inspiration behind the nineteenth-century craze for all things Greek. This monograph includes more than one hundred beautiful reproductions of Leightons work along with an exploration of the role that classicism played in his paintings. In addition to his art, the book examines the architectural wonders of...
More DescriptionPainter and sculptor Frederic, Lord Leighton is one of the foremost artists of the Victorian classical school. His masterpieces featuring mythological subjects are thought to be the inspiration behind the nineteenth-century craze for all things Greek. This monograph includes more than one hundred beautiful reproductions of Leightons work along with an exploration of the role that classicism played in his paintings. In addition to his art, the book examines the architectural wonders of Leighton House, the artists opulent Victorian residence in London.