Frederic Leighton

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Frederic Leighton was a prominent 19th-century British painter and sculptor associated with the Victorian neoclassical movement and known for his richly colored, idealized historical and mythological works.

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instanceOf Victorian artist
human
neoclassical artist
painter
sculptor
awardReceived Baronetcy
Knighthood
Peerage of the United Kingdom
causeOfDeath angina pectoris
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1830-12-03
dateOfDeath 1896-01-25
educatedAt Accademia del Disegno
surface form: Academy of Fine Arts, Florence

Städelschule
surface form: Städel School, Frankfurt

University College School, London
endTime 1896
fullName Frederic Leighton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
genre figurative art
history painting
mythological painting
hasWorkInCollection Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
National Gallery
surface form: National Gallery, London

Tate Britain
honorificTitle Baron Leighton
knownFor classical themes
mythological subjects
richly colored, idealized historical subjects
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts
movement Academic art
Victorian neoclassicism
nationality British
notableWork Athlete Wrestling with a Python
Cimabue’s Maestà in the Upper Basilica
surface form: Cimabue’s Celebrated Madonna is Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence

Flaming June
Greek Girls Picking up Pebbles by the Sea
Lachrymae
The Bath of Psyche
Daphnephoria
surface form: The Daphnephoria

The Garden of the Hesperides
placeOfBirth Scarborough
surface form: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld President of the Royal Academy of Arts
residence Leighton House, Kensington, London
startTime 1878
style highly finished academic technique
idealized classicism
workLocation Florence
London, England
surface form: London

Rome

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Royal Academy of Arts hasNotablePresident Frederic Leighton
Grosvenor Gallery exhibitedWorkBy Frederic Leighton
John William Waterhouse influencedBy Frederic Leighton
Leighton hasNotableBearer Frederic Leighton
Frederic Leighton fullName Frederic Leighton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
Victorian art hasNotableArtist Frederic Leighton
painting "Daphnephoria" by Frederic Leighton creator Frederic Leighton
subject surface form: Daphnephoria
painting "Daphnephoria" by Frederic Leighton significantWorkOf Frederic Leighton
subject surface form: Daphnephoria