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Odalisque, 1862, Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)

Dédale et Icare, c.1869

 Collection Privée

Frederic Leighton ou Lord Leighton fut un peintre et sculpteur britannique de l'époque victorienne qui fut très à la mode et exerça une forte influence sur son époque, si bien qu'il fut élu en 1878 président de la Royal Academy. Ses peintures convenaient parfaitement à l'esprit nostalgique de l'époque victorienne : elles reflètent sa quête de l'« âge d'or » remontant aux périodes de la Grèce et de la Rome antiques ou évoquant les grands moments de la Renaissance florentine. Grand coloriste, Leighton n'hésitait jamais à rassembler des couleurs contrastées dans un même espace. Ici on remarque le bleu de cape d'Icare, le blanc de la falaise et le rouge du reste de la cape jeté au sol alors qu'Icare chausse son aile fatale ! 

Jonathan’s Token to David, Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, c. 1868, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Old Testament. After the prophet Samuel anointed David as King Saul's successor, Saul became jealous and plotted David's death. David's loyal friend Jonathan (Saul's son) is preparing to shoot three arrows as a warning to David who is hiding in a field. Jonathan's pose is directly derived from Michelangelo's 'David'. This painting illustrates a scene from the Old Testament. After the prophet Samuel anointed David as King Saul's successor, Saul became jealous and plotted David's death. Here the artist shows David's loyal friend Jonathan (Saul's son) preparing to shoot three arrows as a warning to David who is hiding in a field. Most artists who interpreted the story of Jonathan and David's friendship depicted the emotional climax when the two say their final farewells. Leighton chose an earlier scene in order to celebrate the ideal of heroic male beauty. Jonathan's pose derives from the famous Renaissance sculpture of David by Michelangelo. Size: 67 1/2 x 49 in. (171.45 x 124.46 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

Blank page; verso: Inscription, Frederic Leighton, 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Drawings

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund Size: 12.3 x 7.2 cm (4 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.) Medium: Metalpoint on prepared paper

Porch with Columns, Tangiers, Morocco(?), Frederic Leighton, 1877, Harvard Art Museums: Photographs

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund Size: 7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.) Medium: Glossy collodion print on card

Flaming June, 1895, Frederic Leighton