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“"The Wedding Register (detail)" by Edmund Blair Leighton (1920).”
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Sep 19, 2015 - Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922) was a painter of historical genre scenes, specializing in Regency and medieal subjects. It is known that while he did not attain the higher flights of art, yet he still played a distinguished part in aiding the public mind to the appreciation of romance attaching it to antiquity. His style was Pre-Raphaelite. See more ideas about pre raphaelite, pre raphaelite art, painter.
(Detail) "Elaine" by Edmund Blair Leighton
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The work of Edmund Blair Leighton seems to hold a special place in many people's hearts. Even when unfamiliar with the artist, people are drawn to his depictions of bygone eras which draw the viewer into another time and place. Though Leighton may be best known for his medieval compositions, he also painted a large number of nineteenth century costume pieces which share similar subject of male female interaction and romantic gesture. When one looks at Leighton's body of work as a whole, it…
