Dimensions
240 x 280 x 15mm
Frederic, Lord Leighton, is recognized as one of the greatest British painters of the later nineteenth century. Of all the Victorian artists, it was he who created the grandest and most elaborate figurative paintings. His work represents a late flowering of the European classical tradition, and he was the most important figure in the brilliant artistic renaissance that occurred in Victorian England.
Christopher Newall's assessment of his work is full of fresh insights and he makes accessible to the reader the aesthetics of a recondite artist. He writes with refreshing enthusiasm and clarity . . . and his commentary is well served by the colour plates which offer a spectacular gallery of Leighton's finest works.
