Synopses & Reviews
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 Leighton's 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 artist's opulent
Victorian residence in London.
Synopsis
This monograph covers the work of Victorian neo-classical painter and sculptor Frederic, Lord Leighton, whose images of mythological subjects reflected the 19th century craze for Greek culture and artifacts