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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Greek classics and Leighton's brush with fame


The Hindu

Greek classics and Leighton's brush with fame
The Hindu
Frederick Leighton took his subjects from Greek classics and painted them in a grand manner. His ideal of beauty was Greek and his figures are remarkable for their stately appearance, chiselled features — the qualities we associate with Greek subjects.


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