''Nausicaa'' is an
oil painting
Oil painting is a painting method involving the procedure of painting with pigments combined with a drying oil as the Binder (material), binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on canvas, wood panel, or oil on coppe ...
by
Frederic Leighton
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British Victorian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and clas ...
, first exhibited in 1878.
History
''Nausicaa'', a full-length girlish figure, in green and white draperies, standing in a doorway, was shown at the annual exhibition of the
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...
in 1878 alongside three other pictures by Leighton: ''
Winding the Skein'', ''Serafina'' (another single figure), and ''A Study''.
[Rhys 1900, pp. 37–38.]
Description
Edgcumbe Staley describes the painting thus:
See also
*
Academic art
Academic art, academicism, or academism, is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. This method extended its influence throughout the Western world over several centuries, from its origins i ...
*
Nausicaa
Nausicaa (; , or , ), also spelled Nausicaä or Nausikaa, is a character in Homer's ''Odyssey''. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Arete (mythology), Queen Arete of Scheria, Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" ( 'ship'; 'to burn' ...
References
Sources
* Jones, Stephen, ''et al''. (1996). ''
Frederic Leighton, 1830–1896''. Royal Academy of Arts, London: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pp. 77, 185, 186, 188.
* Rhys, Ernest (1900). ''
Frederic Lord Leighton: An Illustrated Record of his Life and Work''. London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 37–38, 126.
* Staley, Edgcumbe (1906). ''
Lord Leighton of Stretton''. London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd.; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 113, 217, 220, 221.
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1878 paintings
Mythological paintings by Frederic Leighton
Paintings based on the Odyssey
Oil on canvas paintings
Paintings of women