Frederic Lord Leighton is the singular artist to be crowned Lord by his country.
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2024
- Frederic Lord Leighton, early in 1896 a peerage was bestowed upon him, and all the world applauded the honor conferred on Art in his name. “The new peer, Baron Leighton of Stretton, was wholly recognized as the popular “ Sir Frederic,” the President of the Royal Academy, and one of the most familiar figures at any important function, at court or elsewhere. Except perhaps in the case of celebrities, who live in some degree by the public recognition of their personal makings, it is difficult to render tribute gracefully and well enough to a contemporary.” These were the thoughts of Leighton in his day.
How fortunate it has been that English Art, for seventeen years, had as its titular head an artist whose affluent artistic faculty was but the open symbol of a full life, loyal to the great causes, high ideals, and, friendships, to the lofty cause of Art. He was chosen long ago in the mid-19th century to make a mark that will stand the test of time.
Wonderful appreciation of Lord
Frederic Leighton. Thank you!
The opening painting is of Sir Richard Francis Burton, the foremost explorer, linguist, soldier-swordsman and scholar of the 19th century.
He epitomized the , now extinct. manliness of Victorian men. Last of the originals.
Fabulous painting.
Great presentation. Especially intersecting Leighton with Sargent and Ruskin.
I had no idea these people were connected.
Thanks for expanding our perspective!
A Wonderful presentation! Leighton knew Sargent! Who could have guessed. Thank you for your hard work.
Thanks again for another great video and for promoting art and artists.
He is a well known artist of his time
Really great!
It is the results of your actions that expose the truth.Your abilities cannot be manipulated to make you less,your abilities make you more.
Wonderful draftsmanship. I'll confess that Leighton's work are so polished and crafted that sometimes the life has been sucked out of the paintings, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. I've always felt that the artist should leave a little something for the viewer to think about or to imagine. Just my opinion. But, having said all that, these paintings are a joy to look at. As always, a wonderful history lesson. Thanks for this overview.
Yes, they had to take care to avoid the paintings being too “photographic”.
His work is truely sublime. He is one of my most loved artists. Thank you for the video.
Various things said in this video brought to mind Jonathan Richardson's apparently little known (today) Treatise on the Theory of Painting, completed in 1715 and published in 1725. It has much to offer the classical painter -- or any visual artist -- today.
The “drapery” is in a class of its own. I’d swear the painters of his day judged each other by how their fabrics “draped”.
I see how Impressionist painting became popular - all the painters that couldn’t match it with the likes of Leighton and Sargent chose to reject their precision and in favour of the far easier style of Impressionism.
Well stated.