I left this drawing out of a Frederick Leighton series because it was both unfinished and of a more modern style than he usually followed.  Those two factors may be related now that I think about it.

Frederick Leighton

Lord Frederick Leighton (1830-1896) was a very talented English painter and sculptor who was known for his depictions of historical, Classical, and religious figures and events.  Leighton held what was perhaps the shortest life peerage in history, having died the day after he was made Lord Leighton.  Today I will feature his drawings and paintings, with sculptures to come in a later series.

This is an individual panel (Dancing Athlete with Olive Branch) from an 

extensive Leighton work called "Dance of the Cymbalist."

Frederick Leighton drew this older model when he was a young man in the early 1850's.

There don't seem to be any full on frontal male nude color paintings by Leighton,

so this fig leaf number will have to do.  I think this is a detail from a larger fresco.

Leighton drew this reclining male nude in 1848 at age 18.  He studied in Italy around that time.

This rather well done Leighton color piece is just a study for a painting for which I can't find a finished version.  It shows a remarkable talent for depicting a "typical" man's body.

As both a painter and sculptor, Leighton used drawings to work from for his sculptures and roughly sculpted pieces as models for his paintings and drawings.  I'll use some of those in a future series on his statues.  And no, I don't know how this piece fits into all that.  I just like it.