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 Fishing (mk23) oil


Fishing (mk23)
Painting ID::  22927 		Fishing (mk23)
1873 Oil on wood,19 x 40.6 cm(7 1/2 x 16 in) Hamburger Kunsthalle,Hamburg
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Exhausted Maenides (mk23) oil


Exhausted Maenides (mk23)
Painting ID::  22928 		Exhausted Maenides (mk23)
c 1873-4 Oil on canvas(unfinished),59.1 x 132 cm(231/2 x 52 in)Van Gogh Museum,Amsterdam
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Picture Gallery (mk23) oil


The Picture Gallery (mk23)
Painting ID::  22929 		The Picture Gallery (mk23)
1874 Oil on canvas,219.7 x 166 cm(86 1/2 x 65 3/8 in)Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum,Burnley
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Sculpture Gallery (mk23) oil


The Sculpture Gallery (mk23)
Painting ID::  22930 		The Sculpture Gallery (mk23)
1874 Oil on canvas,223.4 x 171.5 cm(87 3/4 x 67 1/2 in) Hood Museum of Art,Dartmouth College,Hanover NH,Gift of Arthur M.Loew
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Spring in the Gardens of the Villa Borghese (mk23) oil


Spring in the Gardens of the Villa Borghese (mk23)
Painting ID::  22931 		Spring in the Gardens of the Villa Borghese (mk23)
1877 Watercolour,29.9 x 20.3 cm(11 3/4 x 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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