The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Frame Options:Framed Canvas characteristic of Klimt's unique style

characteristic of Klimt's unique style

known for his deep connection to the people of Brittany

focusing on introspection and the inner world

depicts a melancholic evening scene set in a Parisian café

Painted in the 17th century

The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Frame Options:Framed Canvas characteristic of Klimt's unique styleAbout 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