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Houses on a Cliff Top in the Mediterranean (possibly on Capri) by Frederic Leighton

Houses on a Cliff Top in the Mediterranean (possibly on Capri)

Frederic Leighton · 1859

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DETAILS
Artist
Frederic Leighton
Date
1859
Location
National Trust
ART MOVEMENTS
Aestheticism
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THE ARTIST

Frederic Leighton

Victorian master who became president of the Royal Academy and painted mythological scenes of stunning classical beauty.

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