Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence

b.Jan. 8, 1836, Dronrijp, Netherlands. d.June 25, 1912, Wiesbaden, Germany. Painter and designer of Dutch birth. The son of a notary, Alma-Tadema demonstrated an early artistic ability. In 1852 he entered the Antwerp Academy, where he studied under Gustaf, Baron Wappers, and Nicaise de Keyser. An important influence at this time was Louis De Taye, Professor of Archaeology at the academy and a practising artist. Alma-Tadema lived and worked with De Taye from 1857 to 1859 and was encouraged by him to depict subjects from the early history of France and Belgium. This taste for historical themes increased when Alma-Tadema entered Baron Henri Leys studio in 1859 and began assisting him with his monumental frescoes for the Antwerp Town Hall. While in Leys studio, Alma-Tadema produced several major paintings, for example the Education of the Children of Clovis (1861; ex-Sir John Pender priv. col., see Zimmern, p. 3) and Venantius Fortunatus Reading his Poems to Radagonda (1862; Dordrecht, Dordrechts Mus.), which are characterized by their obscure Merovingian subject-matter, rather sombre colouring and close attention to detail.
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Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A Colen of Vantage (nn03) oil


A Colen of Vantage (nn03)
Painting ID::  23247 		A Colen of Vantage (nn03)
1895 Oil on canvas h 64.2 x w45 cm h25 1/4 x w 17 3/4 in Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Self-Portrait (mk23) oil


Self-Portrait (mk23)
Painting ID::  22881 		Self-Portrait (mk23)
1852 Oil on canvas,55.9 x 48.3 cm(22 x 191/8 in) Fries Museum,Leeuwarden
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Faust and Marguerite (mk23) oil


Faust and Marguerite (mk23)
Painting ID::  22882 		Faust and Marguerite (mk23)
1857 Watercolour,45.2 x 50.1 cm(17 3/4 x 19 3/4 in) John Constable Esq,England
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Crossing of the River Berizina 1812 (mk23) oil


Crossing of the River Berizina 1812 (mk23)
Painting ID::  22883 		Crossing of the River Berizina 1812 (mk23)
c 1859-69 Oil on canvas,39 x 73 cm(15 3/8 x 28 3/4 in) Historisch Museum,Amsterdam
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Education of the Children of Clovis (mk23) oil


The Education of the Children of Clovis (mk23)
Painting ID::  22884 		The Education of the Children of Clovis (mk23)
1861 Oil on canvas,127 x 176.8 cm(50 x 69 5/8 in) Private collection
   
   
     
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     b.Jan. 8, 1836, Dronrijp, Netherlands. d.June 25, 1912, Wiesbaden, Germany. Painter and designer of Dutch birth. The son of a notary, Alma-Tadema demonstrated an early artistic ability. In 1852 he entered the Antwerp Academy, where he studied under Gustaf, Baron Wappers, and Nicaise de Keyser. An important influence at this time was Louis De Taye, Professor of Archaeology at the academy and a practising artist. Alma-Tadema lived and worked with De Taye from 1857 to 1859 and was encouraged by him to depict subjects from the early history of France and Belgium. This taste for historical themes increased when Alma-Tadema entered Baron Henri Leys studio in 1859 and began assisting him with his monumental frescoes for the Antwerp Town Hall. While in Leys studio, Alma-Tadema produced several major paintings, for example the Education of the Children of Clovis (1861; ex-Sir John Pender priv. col., see Zimmern, p. 3) and Venantius Fortunatus Reading his Poems to Radagonda (1862; Dordrecht, Dordrechts Mus.), which are characterized by their obscure Merovingian subject-matter, rather sombre colouring and close attention to detail.

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