I absolutely love this painting by British artist Edmund Blair Leighton--so much so that I have a large print hanging over our bed (a treasured "find" while shopping alone on my birthday several years ago--my mother had sent me away while she entertained my daughters for the afternoon), and a postcard waiting to be framed (discovered at the Tattered Cover in Denver during one of our MANY visits).
Edmund Blair Leighton (1853 - 1922) was a pre-Raphaelite artist who created fastidiously crafted medieval and regency scenes that elegantly recreate a romantic, chivalrous past. Leighton, who studied at the prestigious Royal Academy and exhibited there for more than 40 years, spurned a job in the office of a tea merchant to follow his artistic ambitions. His work contained themes of courtship or weddings, often characterized by long, richly colored dresses, perceptively painted with flow and ripple that expressed both motion and rest. Leighton’s exquisitely romanticized historical scenes are frequently reproduced as posters today.
(check out more of Leighton's work at art.com)
Edmund Blair Leighton (1853 - 1922) was a pre-Raphaelite artist who created fastidiously crafted medieval and regency scenes that elegantly recreate a romantic, chivalrous past. Leighton, who studied at the prestigious Royal Academy and exhibited there for more than 40 years, spurned a job in the office of a tea merchant to follow his artistic ambitions. His work contained themes of courtship or weddings, often characterized by long, richly colored dresses, perceptively painted with flow and ripple that expressed both motion and rest. Leighton’s exquisitely romanticized historical scenes are frequently reproduced as posters today.
(check out more of Leighton's work at art.com)
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kim: Thanks! I've clearly been doing 'blogging lite' recently, but enjoying playing with some new features and 'embracing' my "Martha" side! :-)
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oh wow, what a beautiful painting! One thing I am struck by with this is the darkness with which the artist treats all other subjects. They are pushed into the background by not using much light. But the focal point is well illuminated. That is something I have noticed about my photographs. I tend to keep everything dark except the subject that is important to me. Thanks for sharing this.
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