Frederic Leighton’s 1895 painting, currently on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, attains pure visual harmony in its radiant depiction of a sleeping woman. Skip to Main Content.

Dubbed “the most wonderful painting in existence,” Frederic Leighton’s “Flaming June” is now owned by a Puerto Rican museum Funny story: Andrew Lloyd Webber once saw this painting in a ...

When you think of Frederic Leighton, eminent Victorian, president of the Royal Academy, painter of that staple of the gift card market, Flaming June, it’s probably classical figure paintings ...

In his lifetime, Lord Frederic Leighton (1830-96) was beloved and esteemed. He was the only British artist to receive a noble title, after a lifetime of hobnobbing with Queen Victoria and other ...