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LORD LEIGHTON FREDERIC. Lachrymae

LORD LEIGHTON FREDERIC. Lachrymae. Artist: Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, Scarborough 1830-1896 London). Dimensions: 62 x 24 3/4 in. (157.5 x 62.9 cm). Date: 1894-95. Leighton's nickname, "Jupiter Olympus," reflected his passion for classical antiquity and his status as a titan of British art. This work, made the near end of his life, takes its title from the Latin word for "tears." The woman's grief is symbolized by the withered wreath, setting sun, and cypresses, traditional emblems of mourning. A review of the 1895 Royal Academy exhibition in London imagined her visiting the ashes of her war-hero fiancé. Leighton's classicism is evident in the visual rhyme of the column and the draped figure; the ornamented vessels; and the tabernacle frame, which evokes a temple doorway.
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Author: LORD LEIGHTON FREDERIC (1830-1896)
Title: Lachrymae
Caption: Lachrymae. Artist: Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, Scarborough 1830-1896 London). Dimensions: 62 x 24 3/4 in. (157.5 x 62.9 cm). Date: 1894-95. Leighton's nickname, "Jupiter Olympus," reflected his passion for classical antiquity and his status as a titan of British art. This work, made the near end of his life, takes its title from the Latin word for "tears." The woman's grief is symbolized by the withered wreath, setting sun, and cypresses, traditional emblems of mourning. A review of the 1895 Royal Academy exhibition in London imagined her visiting the ashes of her war-hero fiancé. Leighton's classicism is evident in the visual rhyme of the column and the draped figure; the ornamented vessels; and the tabernacle frame, which evokes a temple doorway.
Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Image size: 2428 × 4202 px | 29.2 MB
Print size: 20.6 × 35.6 cm | 955.9 × 1654.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CANVAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS • UNITED KINGDOM