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 Ask Me No More (mk23) oil


Ask Me No More (mk23)
Painting ID::  22955 		Ask Me No More (mk23)
1906 Oil on canvas,80.1 x 115.7 cm(31 1/2 x 45 1/2 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Pandora (mk23) oil


Pandora (mk23)
Painting ID::  22956 		Pandora (mk23)
1881 Watercolour,26 x 24.3 cm(10 1/4 x 9 5/8 in) Royal Watercolour Society,London
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A Street Altar (mk23) oil


A Street Altar (mk23)
Painting ID::  22957 		A Street Altar (mk23)
1883 Watercolour,34.7 x 17.3 cm(13 5/8 x 6 3/4 in) Cecil Higgins Art Gallery,Bedford
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (mk23) oil


The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (mk23)
Painting ID::  22958 		The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (mk23)
1883 Oil on wood,65.5 x 92.3 cm(25 3/4 x 36 3/8 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Hadrian Vistiting a Romano-British Pottery (mk23) oil


Hadrian Vistiting a Romano-British Pottery (mk23)
Painting ID::  22959 		Hadrian Vistiting a Romano-British Pottery (mk23)
1884 Oil on canvas(cut and repainted) 159 x 171 cm(62 5/8 x 67 3/8 in) Stedelijk Museum,Amsterdam
   
   
     
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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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