The Arab Hall - Melanie Gibson

Frederic Leighton (1830-96) was celebrated as one of the most successful and influential artists of his day, and as the creator of some of the most iconic and well-loved paintings of the Victorian era, including Flaming June and Perseus and Andromeda. The house he built in Holland Park was his home, his studio, and his passion. He lavished money and attention on it throughout his life, but its centrepiece was the ‘Arab Hall’ – the extraordinary suite of spaces on the ground floor of the house... Zobrazit více