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Frederic Leighton: The Star of Bethlehem (

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Artist



Alternative names	Birth name: Frederic Leighton Leighton
Description	English-British painter, sculptor, politician, drawer and artist
Date of birth/death	3 December 1830	25 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Scarborough	London
Work period	circa 1855-1896
Work location	London; City of Brussels; Paris; Frankfurt; Rome; Algiers; Constantinople; Aswan; Damascus
Authority file	: Q160252 VIAF: 18031604 ISNI: 0000000083396135 ULAN: 500030022 LCCN: n80079496 NLA: 35556809 WorldCat

Title

The Star of Bethlehem

Object type

painting

Description

One of the Magi, from the terrace of his house, stands looking at the star in the East. The lower part of the picture indicates a revel, which he may be supposed to have just left.
"The Star of Bethlehem" or "Eastern King" (see Google Books).

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 154.9 cm (60.9 in); width: 59.1 cm (23.2 in)

Collection

Dahesh Museum of Art

	Native name	Dahesh Museum of Art
	Location	New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 43′ 30″ N, 74° 00′ 17.3″ W
	Established	1995
	Website	www.daheshmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q2999991 VIAF: 141047125 ISNI: 0000000121706393 ULAN: 500304002 LCCN: no2001003443 GND: 10118555-8 WorldCat

Accession number

2013.8

Object history

1862: Probably, Sale: Christie's, London
1897: T. B. Holmes
16 October 1981: Mrs. M. de Q. Quincey and sold, Christie's, London, lot 30
11 June 1993: Sale: Christie's, London, lot 107
Acquired at the above sale
8 November 2013: sold at Sotheby's New York, lot 10
2013: acquired by Dahesh Museum of Art

Exhibition history

1862: London, Royal Academy, no. 217
1862: Liverpool, Autumn Exhibition, no. 152
1897: London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of the Works by the late Lord Leighton of Stretton, P. R. A., no. 28
15 February 1996 - 21 April 1996: London, Royal Academy, Frederic Leighton 1830-1896, no. 22

References

The Dahesh Museum of Art

Source/Photographer

Sotheby's New York, 08 November 2013, lot 10

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