Actaea, the Nymph of the Shore is an oil painting by Frederic Leighton, first exhibited in 1868. In 1868, Leighton was elected Royal Academician, and the...
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figures: Actaea or Actea, the Nereid of rocky shore. These 50 sea-nymphs are daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Actaea and...
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Frederic Leighton (redirect from Baron Leighton of Stretton)
The Villa Malta, Rome | L851 | The National Gallery, London. Nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved on 20 February 2011. Artwork Page: Actaea, the Nymph of...
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Victorian erotica (section The female sexual object)
is a genre of sexual art and literature which emerged in the Victorian era of 19th-century Britain. Victorian erotica emerged as a product of a Victorian...
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Flaming June (category Paintings in the Museo de Arte de Ponce)
its low reserve price of US$140 (the equivalent of $1,126 in modern prices). After the auction, it was promptly purchased by the Museo de Arte de Ponce...
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Leighton House Museum (category History of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
The Leighton House Museum is an art museum and historic house in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London. The...
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fixed his reputation. His style bore the strong influence of his recent visits to Greece, and projected new visions of themes which had attracted him in...
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Cymon and Iphigenia (Leighton painting) (category Collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales)
Baron Leighton. The painting does not bear a date but was first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1884. The Art Gallery of New South Wales...
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The Syracusan Bride Leading Wild Animals in Procession to the Temple of Diana, also known as A Syracusan Bride Leading Wild Beasts in Procession to the...
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Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna (category Paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom)
called Cimabue's [Celebrated] Madonna [is] Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence, is an oil painting by English artist Frederic Leighton. Measuring...
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