Arts, André Malraux


History may clarify our understanding of the supreme work of art, but can never account for it completely; for the Time of art is not the same as the Time of history.

- André Malraux (1901-1976)

Flaming June, by Frederic Lord Leighton (1830-1896)

Flaming June, by Frederic Lord Leighton (1830-1896)


ArtistFrederic Leighton (1830–1896)
TitleEnglish: Flaming June.
Español: Junio flameante.
Français : June flamboyante.
Italiano: Avvampante giugno.
日本語: フレイミング・ジューン.
Português: Sol ardente de junho
Slovenčina: Žeravý jún.
Date~1895
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions120.6 × 120.6 cm (47 3/8 × 47 3/8 in)
Current locationMuseum of Art of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Source/PhotographerArtrenewal.org : notice : image
LicensingThis work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.


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