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      ISBN: 0714829579

      ISBN13: 9780714829579

      The Art of Lord Leighton

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      Book Overview

      This volume embodies the essential critical overview of the works of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-96): one of the most strongly praised and prominent artists in Victorian public life, with a fascinating personality behind his memorable career as an artist. His intricate figurative paintings - for which he has been immortalized in art history - reveal a subtly innovative and quietly absorbing combination of influences from a diversity of both ancient and classical sculpture, and painting. The author of this tome focuses not solely on the actual paintings - deconstructing in detail their almost architectural and cinematic conceptions - but furthermore explains their context and their interesting reception by the Victorian public. The content of this book is punctuated by numerous illustrations of Lord Leighton's paintings and sculptures, as well as a selection of rare and relevant photographs. Overall, this is the definitive monograph to Frederic, Lord Leighton - the artist, the public figure and the private person - comprising an insightful coverage of his career, and combining intellectual rigour in its content with aesthetic harmony in its presentation.

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      Rated 4 stars
      Gorgeous, but could be more

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      The author states at the outset that Leighton's life has already been well documented, so only enough of his biography appears here to frame the context for his pictures. Instead, Newall chooses to analyze the art itself, which "... presents the world a hard, glossy carapace apparently designed to resist the critic's probe." Given this unpromising premise, I opted to study the pictures themselves, and dip only lightly into...

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      Rated 5 stars
      One Grand Painter: A Victorian Icon

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Lord Frederic Leighton stands at the top of the pinnacle of British art of the late nineteenth century. Though his images of dramatic, cloaked figures are easily recognizable, few art collectors or even museum visitors recognize the name of Lord Leighton. Now, with the resurgence of interest in this school of painting his name will certainly become more of a household word. This slim though fine monograph is strong on images...

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      Rated 5 stars
      Great Pics and info

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      Though I thought it could be thicker the pictures are well viewed and some like "Flaming June" take the whole page, awesome!

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