The Music Lesson Frederic Leighton Glossy Poster

The Music Lesson by Frederic Leighton, oil on canvas c. 1877, is a painting of a woman holding a little in her lap, teaching her a lesson on a stringed, lute-like musical instrument, set in an elegant, ornate marble interior bathed in golden natural light. The smooth modeling and paint surface, classical drawing and form of the female figures, attention to detail, and subtlety of brilliant color are hallmarks of the manner of the Pre-Raphaelite style. The painter Leighton depicts the warmth and emotion of a tender domestic scene, with a classical treatment that elevates genre painting to the level of the best of 19th century, Victorian-era painting.