Edmund Blair Leighton (1852 - 1922)

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Edmund Blair Leighton

Edmund Blair Leighton was a British Romantic and Pre-Raphaelite painter.

Edmund Leighton received his first lessons from his artist father and perfected his skills at the Royal Academy School. He painted genre pictures, but often favored historical themes, especially from the medieval life of knights and their ladies, when choosing subjects. Romantic illusions about the beautiful, mythical world of King Arthur attracted the Victorian bourgeoisie. Thanks in large part to Leighton's paintings, modern people still make up their minds about medieval legends and subtle romantic sentiments. The sad beautiful maiden on the steps of a stone castle, the knight in shining armor on a white horse and other symbols have firmly established themselves for that generally gloomy era.

Date and place of birt:21 september 1852, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:1 september 1922, London, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Pre-Raphaelites
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait
Art style:Romanticism, Neoclassicism
Technique:Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel

Creators United Kingdom

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Joseph Highmore (1692 - 1780)
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Raymond Mason (1922 - 2010)
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William Ellerby ()
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Michael Brown (1853 - 1947)
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Thomas Luny (1759 - 1837)
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Michael Kirkham (1971)
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Samuel Luke Fildes (1844 - 1927)
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Augustus Wall Callcott (1779 - 1844)
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Benjamin Williams Leader (1831 - 1923)
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Arthur William Devis (1762 - 1822)
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John Bellany (1942 - 2013)
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Briton Rivière (1840 - 1920)
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Robert Polhill Bevan (1865 - 1925)
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1865 - 1925

Creators Neoclassicism

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch (1824 - 1903)
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1824 - 1903
Diana Beauclerk (1734 - 1808)
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1734 - 1808
Pauline Knip (1781 - 1851)
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1781 - 1851
Jean-Joseph Bidauld (1758 - 1846)
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1758 - 1846
Nikolaas Pieneman (1809 - 1860)
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1809 - 1860
Carlo Carra (1881 - 1966)
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1881 - 1966
Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
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1771 - 1832
Rudolf von Alt (1812 - 1905)
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1812 - 1905
Pietro Aldi (1852 - 1888)
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1852 - 1888
Ferdinand Laufberger (1829 - 1881)
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1829 - 1881
William Hill Brown (1765 - 1793)
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1765 - 1793
Wilhelm Brücke (1800 - 1874)
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1800 - 1874
Antonio Chizeri (1821 - 1891)
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Сarl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1788 - 1868)
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Rudolf Karl Gottfried Geißler (1834 - 1906)
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1834 - 1906
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803 - 1862)
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1803 - 1862
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