Knight Genre Paintings by Edmund Blair Leighton

Knight Genre Paintings by Edmund Blair Leighton

Here we have the next Leighton paintings. These featured paintings focus on the life of medieval knights. In this painting, the husband received a draft letter. He seems troubled by the prospects of returning to war. His young son is bringing him his gear. On the meantime, his wife is trying to question him about the nature of the letter he received. The decoration of his house is truly medieval. In any case, this lovely painting by Edmund Blair Leighton deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, a Queen is knighting her new follower. The ornaments in their attires are pretty realistic. It must have taken forever to paint that chain mail. The maiden herself is very pretty. This lovely medieval genre scene has earned 5 stars rating.

In this painting, a guy has been called to arms. He has just gotten out of his wedding and he must go to war. His joyful day has turned very sour. Their family too seems shocked. It is a real pity that this general was not able to enjoy his pretty wife before going to war. What I like best is the wedding dress of his pretty wife. This lovely painting by Edmund Blair Leighton deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is about the spoils of war. This general is walking through the city that he has taken over. Behind him walks his trophy wench. The maiden seems very miserable. Beside her, a guy is picking up more loot. In the background, we see more feudal burning. Truly, this lovely medieval painting by Edmund Blair Leighton deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see a maiden saying goodbye to her lover boy. He is going off to war. The scenery and the ornamentation are rather lovely. As usual, the maiden's dress is very pretty. Leighton is not making stuff up. He went to a lot of museums to design the dresses of his characters.  This romantic painting deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, a knight, his family and his servant are trying to escape. They went to a monastery to seek sanctuary. It is cute how the boy is looking back at his pursuers. Anyhow, this family is talking to the monk. While fleeing, they took all their wealth. In any case, this lovely painting by Leighton deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting features a young Templar. He is offering his sword in service to God. Beside him, his lady is praying. She is the earthly reason why he fights. Piety and love combined, both one deadly combination. It is cute how his gaze looks a bit crazed. By the open door, we see his squire. This lovely genre painting by Edmund Blair Leighton deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, a lady is painting the shadow of her knight. Her knight is trying very hard to stand still. During feudal times there was hardly anything to do. Therefore, this was an original take for a date. Both the couple's attire are quite realistic. This cute genre painting deserves 5 stars rating.

The first crown is the one worn by the king. However, the crown above him is the crown of thorns of Christ. While his citizens celebrate his return, the king is offering a silent prayer to his savior. This is the ideal Feudal society. This beautiful parade by Edmund Blair Leighton deserves 5 stars rating.

In this last painting, we see a very depressed knight. Based on the titled, he has just lost his jousting match. On the background, we see the victorious knight talking with the ladies. He was the one who gained the favor of the king. This lovely painting by Edmund Blair Leighton deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked these knightly paintings.