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Frederic, Lord Leighton: A Princely Painter of the Victorian Age
Frederic Lord Leighton A Princely Painter of the Victorian Age Author:Micahel Buhrs Step into the classical world of the most — prominent artist of the Victorian era through this sumptuous volume featuring a selection — of his work. — 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 behin... more »d 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.« less