Flaming June By Frederic Leighton

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In the 1960s the frame was valued more highly than the picture itself.

The erotic masterpiece we nearly lost

Frederic Leighton’s Flaming June is now considered a treasure of Victorian painting. But at one point it was practically worthless – and nearly vanished, writes Alastair Sooke.

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Flaming June
Painting

Flaming June is a painting by Sir Frederic Leighton, produced in 1895. Painted with oil paints on a 47-by-47-inch square canvas, it is widely considered to be Leighton's magnum opus, showing his classicist nature. Wikipedia

Artist: Frederic Leighton

Dimensions: 1.2 m x 1.2 m

Location: Museo de Arte de Ponce

Created: 1895

Media: Oil paint

Period: Academic art

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Lord Leighton's most famous paintings are being reunited at his spectacular London home.

Join us for a Facebook Live at 3pm GMT/11am EST at the Leighton House Museum for an exclusive first look at Flaming June: The Making of an Icon with art critic Alastair Sooke.