tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post594986182535600729..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: A private palace of art - Leighton House in LondonHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37432497134310814482022-10-07T22:30:59.202+11:002022-10-07T22:30:59.202+11:00Hello Hels,
Just read your interesting post too. I...Hello Hels,<br />Just read your interesting post too. I couldn’t agree more about Flaming June. Lloyd-Webber must be kicking himself. <br />Kindest,<br />Scarlett<br />PS You can leave a comment on the very bottom of my post! Thanks for stopping by.<br />Scarletthttps://www.diaryofalondoness.com/tour-leighton-house/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35451041479998392102022-10-07T21:16:47.739+11:002022-10-07T21:16:47.739+11:00A fascinating place with an even more fascinating ...A fascinating place with an even more fascinating cast of characters. The house, for all its gloriousness, does feel a little sad. I imagine Leighton, for all his friends, was a lonely man. The newest additions to the house have really opened it up - the de Morgan cafe is a wonderful light and airy space and it now feels like the garden is in the house an vice versa.Scarlett Roitmanhttp://www.diaryofalondoness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54950807608240677182018-10-27T09:43:10.615+11:002018-10-27T09:43:10.615+11:00Many thanks. I had no idea that vast renovations w...Many thanks. I had no idea that vast renovations were necessary, above and beyond what all mid-Victorian architecture would require. But it makes perfect sense to better display the historic aspects of the building.<br /><br />Will Leighton House be closed during renovations? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60953113779660602982018-10-26T10:23:37.427+11:002018-10-26T10:23:37.427+11:00The 2018 renovation plans include the provision of...The 2018 renovation plans include the provision of new accessible entrance to the Museum, a dedicated drawings gallery to display a selection of Leighton’s work and a collections store. The proposed work not only improves the museum’s functional space but will better display the historic aspects of the building, including the butler’s pantry in the basement and the discrete stair and ante room to give models access from the ground floor up to the studio. Miscellaneous modern alterations and infill from the 1950’s under the Winter Studio will be removed and the area opened up to provide a multipurpose space, giving a view of the original column structure which supported the Winter Studio.<br /><br />The east wing which today fronts the Holland Park Road is formed by an extension built in the 1920’s designed by Halsey Ricardo, himself an interesting late Victorian architect with a particular interest in ceramics. The extension was designed to provide more exhibition space and will now be opened up at ground floor level to create a new reception area with access back to the historic entrance hall and to the new lift and main staircase.<br /><br />Mountgrange Heritage<br />28th March 2018Mountgrange Heritagehttps://www.mountgrangeheritage.co.uk/property-market-blog/leighton-house-museum-plans-afoot-to-improve-the-renowned-palace-of-art/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23106791902141807212018-10-15T10:58:55.948+11:002018-10-15T10:58:55.948+11:00Hilary
I have seen other beautifully designed and...Hilary<br /><br />I have seen other beautifully designed and presented homes from the late Victorian era, presumably because people wanted to entertain their important guests in an atmosphere that showed how cultivated the hosts were. There were/are stunning cultural salons in Vienna, for example.<br /><br />But Lord Leighton wanted something more than a cultured atmosphere.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-88756103600872769722018-10-15T02:48:57.454+11:002018-10-15T02:48:57.454+11:00Hi Hels - a delightful introduction to the House/M...Hi Hels - a delightful introduction to the House/Museum ... and on my return I will definitely visit. It looks quite incredible and I must definitely go there on my return. I'm really looking forward to seeing it.<br /><br />Re the entry cost - it's in line with other museums ... so not exorbitant - yet a cost ... most definitely worth it by the look of it ... <br /><br />Thanks - delighted to read this - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60470768806263043402018-10-12T23:39:43.534+11:002018-10-12T23:39:43.534+11:00Immense Hospitality
Many thanks, but not perfect....Immense Hospitality<br /><br />Many thanks, but not perfect. For example I don't know why Lord Leighton always lived alone. Nor do I understand why he chose to live in rather bleak conditions.Helshttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79142348721870555002018-10-12T23:12:06.805+11:002018-10-12T23:12:06.805+11:00Perfect information & the blog is almost perfe...Perfect information & the blog is almost perfect keep me updated with such kind of upcoming blogs.<br /><a href="http://www.fifthdimensionstudio.com/career" rel="nofollow">Best Commercial Architects in Mumbai</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203627698365996953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-27784928549131373292018-10-12T04:52:38.834+11:002018-10-12T04:52:38.834+11:00bazza
Agreed. If there is an entrance fee, especi...bazza<br /><br />Agreed. If there is an entrance fee, especially a substantial one, the museum will be keeping out the very people it should be attracting: working families, school groups, undergraduates, pensioners etc. Then we are back to the original problem of the moneyed elite. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-39402666720309684352018-10-11T19:31:15.003+11:002018-10-11T19:31:15.003+11:00This is, of course, a private museum and the entra...This is, of course, a private museum and the entrance fee's are fair enough. However, it brings into focus the great value of the mostly free museums and galleries we have on hand in the UK in general and London in particular.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s recondite Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-62805766926964192722018-10-11T19:26:23.205+11:002018-10-11T19:26:23.205+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268186568963718701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15403098120321276502018-10-11T12:42:54.321+11:002018-10-11T12:42:54.321+11:00CherryPie
the difference between restoration and ...CherryPie<br /><br />the difference between restoration and destruction of important buildings is very often a fluke. After Leighton's death in 1896, his house was put on the market but, as it happened, it didn’t sell. It was only by default that his sisters focused instead on the house's vast art collection. Thank goodness!<br /><br />John Ruskin claimed that he had burned a mass of works of eroticised art done by JMW Turner during the last 10 years of the artist's life. The loss to the world was incalculable. <br /><br />It can also work the other way. Franz Kafka gave explicit instructions that all his work be destroyed after his death; it was only saved by the heroic decision of Max Brod, Kafka's literary executor.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37982736893966192912018-10-11T09:59:40.375+11:002018-10-11T09:59:40.375+11:00It is always lovely to hear that a property has be...It is always lovely to hear that a property has been restored back as far as it can to its interesting point in history. And a joy to hear the original works are loaned or given back to be displayed there.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-58478118475829553602018-10-10T21:07:02.925+11:002018-10-10T21:07:02.925+11:00Andrew
I find great wealth offensive, particularl...Andrew<br /><br />I find great wealth offensive, particularly because rich families and businesses think of taxation as an optional cost in their lives. But at least if wealthy citizens feel they have an important role in community and cultural development, they will patronise the arts, educational services, health services, immigration, museums etc.<br /><br />The trouble is that Thump will open elite golf courses and elite hotels, but I don't call that community development.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-82747555742176475452018-10-10T15:38:56.797+11:002018-10-10T15:38:56.797+11:00Such beauty is to be admired, and it is very beaut...Such beauty is to be admired, and it is very beautiful, but such wealth spent by one person in such a manner is not to be admired. Still, aren't we all the better for having it to admire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76191963225964160592018-10-10T09:48:48.950+11:002018-10-10T09:48:48.950+11:00Fun60
It IS a surprising gem! I lived in London f...Fun60<br /><br />It IS a surprising gem! I lived in London for a few years, but had never heard of the house-museum back then. Much later I was taken on an organised tour and found that the house's 1877 Arab Hall, in particular, had been preserved very sympathetically. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15423987092399128862018-10-10T09:41:22.388+11:002018-10-10T09:41:22.388+11:00Deb
Flaming Jane (1895) was sensational, and was ...Deb<br /><br />Flaming Jane (1895) was sensational, and was recognised as Leighton's most famous work. But although Leighton filled his home with important PRB works, he was not a member of the Pre-Raphaelite himself. In fact the PRB's decades of glory were from 1848 to perhaps 1878.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-2406462016005396772018-10-10T09:29:46.015+11:002018-10-10T09:29:46.015+11:00Parnassus
I had never heard of Olana, but from th...Parnassus<br /><br />I had never heard of Olana, but from the photos, it does indeed remind me of Leighton House. If such a house surprised people in London, I bet it knocked the socks off people in the USA. And even more surprisingly, the two houses were maintained after the artists' deaths.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-30535084524960922732018-10-10T06:54:14.183+11:002018-10-10T06:54:14.183+11:00Leighton House is a surprising gem. I loved visiti...Leighton House is a surprising gem. I loved visiting and your description and photos brought it all back.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-85876622110530809732018-10-09T22:12:27.475+11:002018-10-09T22:12:27.475+11:00All that Victorian lushness is normally too much f...All that Victorian lushness is normally too much for me, but Flaming Jane is gorgeous.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-46056848334612829842018-10-09T19:58:38.547+11:002018-10-09T19:58:38.547+11:00Hello Hels, Leighton House sounds like the equiva...Hello Hels, Leighton House sounds like the equivalent of Olana, the 1872 New York house of Frederic Church, the Hudson River School painter. There is much Oriental exoticism mixed with other varieties of Victorian Eclecticism. Olana now includes the restored house, Church's studio, hundreds of paintings and artworks by Church and his friends, and an extensive grounds.<br /><br />Getting back to Leighton House, I now have one more must-see spot for my next (and long overdue) trip to England.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com