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Victorian Art in Britain |
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Mother and Child by Lord Leighton |
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| One of the artist's most popular and famous paintings,
and deservedly so. It confirms my impression that the decorative
smaller paintings produced by Leighton in the 1860s and 70s
are the best things he did. In this painting the artist successfully
combined a number of disparate, difficult to reconcile, facets
of Victorian art. The picture is a sentimental celebration
of family life, it is highly decorative, with the rich colouring
of the carpet, and it gives an overall impression of peace
and serenity. The shadow on the child's face is masterly,
and the soft-focus on the face of the mother is just beautiful.
The whole comes together in a supremely decorative picture. Buy print on canvas from Illusions Gallery Buy this poster from AllPosters.com Buy print from Easyart (UK) |
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Location : Blackburn Art Gallery |
