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26 Works, December 3rd. is Lord Frederic Leighton’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #244
Frederic Leighton, known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter in an academic style… Please follow link for full post
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26 Works, December 3rd. is Frederic Leighton’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #244
This is one of the most dramatic and powerful works, painted in the dark and solemn style of Leighton’s late career. Leighton’s tondo shows the resurrection of the dead, as described in the Book of Revelation: ‘And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead…
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24 Works, Today, May 28th. is Hans Makart’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #146
Hans Makart (28 May 1840–3 October 1884) was a 19th-century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator. He is best known for his influence on Gustav Klimt and other Austrian artists, but in his own era he was considered an important artist himself and a celebrity figure in the high culture of Vienna and attended…