Friday, April 18, 2014

FREDERIC LORD LEIGHTON

Flaming June (1895)



No.6

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton was a British painter and sculptor whose works depict historical and classical subjects. Today's painting is reckoned to be his finest. The model may be either Dorothy Dene or Marie Lloyd, actresses who frequently posed for the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

Tomorrow - Rio dei Mendicanti, by Canaletto

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