The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Select Size:32" x 48" This painting portrays the mythological

This painting portrays the mythological figures Cupid and Psyche ascending into the heavens

which reflects the couple and two other figures

exquisite craftsmanship

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The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Select Size:32" x 48" This painting portrays the mythologicalAbout 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