Flaming June

Leighton's sleeping woman, curled in a blaze of translucent orange drapery, is a masterpiece of late Victorian classicism. The glowing colour and serene, sculptural pose make it hypnotic. Once unfashionable, it is now an icon of academic painting.

Flaming June

Frederic Leighton

  • Datec. 1895
  • MovementAcademicism
  • WhereMuseo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce
  • RegionLatin America