Frederic, Lord LeightonVereinigtes Königreich, 1830–1896Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna
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Cimabues gefeierte Madonna wird in Prozession durch die Straßen von Florenz getragen (englischer Originaltitel: Cimabue’s Celebrated Madonna is carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence) ist ein monumentales Historiengemälde des englischen Malers Frederic Leighton (1830–1896). Er schuf es in den Jahren 1853 bis 1855 und erzielte damit seinen künstlerischen Durchbruch.
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- Bild: National Gallery — Leighton of Stretton, Frederick Leighton, Baron (1830 - 1896) Details on Google Art Project · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Im Leben von Frederic, Lord Leighton
Das ganze Leben1852
His first journey on his own, to Rome
To immerse himself in the art of the great Italian painters, in 1852 Leighton made his first journey on his own and by November was in Rome, where the opera singer Adelaide Sartoris introduced him to society. In her salon he met William Thackeray and became close friends with the Brownings, as well as with Jean-Léon Gérôme and William Bouguereau.
1855
Queen Victoria buys “Cimabue’s Madonna”
In 1855 Leighton finished “Cimabue’s Madonna” and sent it to London for the Royal Academy exhibition. The picture was a success, Queen Victoria bought it for 600 guineas, and the artist became the talk of England’s aristocratic circles.
1855
Years in Paris: Ingres, Delacroix, Corot, Millet
In 1855 Leighton visited the Exposition Universelle in Paris and, with interruptions, lived there for the next three years (by other accounts until 1859), perfecting his craft. In Paris he met Ingres, Delacroix, Corot and Millet.
1856
Meets the poet Henry William Greville
In Florence in 1856 Leighton met the poet Henry William Greville; theirs was an intense, romantically tinged relationship: the older man showered Leighton with letters, but his affection seems not to have been reciprocated. Leighton never married.
