The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Frame Options:Framed Canvas is abstractly represented

is abstractly represented

known for his deep connection to the people of Brittany

His faint smile and ambiguous expression echo the famous sfumato technique Leonardo mastered

Through Young Faun

The composition is characterized by soft

The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Frame Options:Framed Canvas is abstractly representedAbout the artwork: In this evocative work, Leighton adapts the legend of the Corinthian girl, Debutades, who traced the silhouette of her departing beloveds shadow on a wall as a lasting token of his image. Transposed to the battlements of a medieval castle, the painting captures a knight poised for departure, his figure stately and motionless, while his beloved, her flowing gown and hair gently illuminated by warm light, draws the outline of his