Description
Famous Leighton painting, Flaming June. The original masterpiece was created in 1895, just one year before the artist’s death. Widely considered to be Leighton’s magnum opus, this Victorian portrait of a sleeping woman in a blazing, transparent orange dress shows Leighton’s classicist style, with characteristic touches such as rich colors and the use of natural light. The subject is inches away from an oleander branch, a commentary on the fragile link between sleep and death. It is believed to allude to Greek sculptures of sleeping nymphs and naiads. Sir Frederic Leighton, (1830 – 1896), was an English painter and sculptor. He was educated in London and Florence and is associated with the Pre-Raphaelites movement and artists. As President of the Royal Academy from 1878 to his death, his works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter, and his paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition. Today Flaming June has been reproduced to near perfection: from the stunningly rich colors, to the realism of the transparent material worn by the sleeping woman and her surroundings. This hand-painted fine gallery reproduction, with its vibrant tone and dash of eroticism, will add both sophistication and flair to any room.
