Flaming June

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Flaming June is a famous 1895 oil painting by Frederic Leighton depicting a sleeping woman in a vivid orange gown, celebrated as a masterpiece of Victorian art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian painting
oil painting
painting
artHistoricalStatus one of Leighton’s most famous works
artist Frederic Leighton NERFINISHED
artisticPeriod late 19th century
artStyle academic art
classicist
backgroundElement seascape
sunlit sea
collection Museo de Arte de Ponce collection
completionPlace London NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Frederic Leighton NERFINISHED
creatorFullName Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton NERFINISHED
creatorNationality British
culturalSignificance icon of Victorian painting
widely reproduced image
depicts sleeping woman
woman in orange gown
depictsSeason summer
era Victorian era
exhibitionHistory exhibited in London
exhibited in Madrid
exhibited in New York
exhibited in Washington, D.C.
genre Victorian art
hasSubjectPose curled sleeping posture
reclining figure
hasTitle Flaming June NERFINISHED
iconography sensuous drapery
sleep and repose
inception 1895
influencedBy Renaissance composition
classical antiquity
isConsidered masterpiece of Victorian art
locatedIn Ponce NERFINISHED
Puerto Rico
location Museo de Arte de Ponce NERFINISHED
medium oil on canvas
movement Victorian classicism
notableColor vivid orange
notableFeature circular framing effect
intense orange color scheme
transparent drapery
subjectGender female
subjectType idealized female figure
titleLanguage English

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Frederic Leighton notableWork Flaming June