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 The Roman Potters in Britain (mk23) oil


The Roman Potters in Britain (mk23)
Painting ID::  22960 		The Roman Potters in Britain (mk23)
1884 Oil on canvas(sut and repainted),76.2 x 119.4 cm(30 x 47 in) Royal Collections,The Hague
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A Romano-British Potter (mk23) oil


A Romano-British Potter (mk23)
Painting ID::  22961 		A Romano-British Potter (mk23)
1884 Oil on canvas(cut and repainted) 152.5 x 80 cm(60 x 31 1/2 in) Musee d'Orasy,Paris
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Triumph of Titus: AD 71 (mk23) oil


The Triumph of Titus: AD 71 (mk23)
Painting ID::  22962 		The Triumph of Titus: AD 71 (mk23)
1885 Oil on wood,44.3 x 29.1 cm(17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in) Walters Art Gallery,Baltimore
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A Reading from Homer (mk23) oil


A Reading from Homer (mk23)
Painting ID::  22963 		A Reading from Homer (mk23)
1885 Oil on canvas,91.4 x 183.8 cm(36 x 72 in) Philadelphia Museum of Art George W.Elkins Collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Portrait of Maurice Sons (mk23) oil


Portrait of Maurice Sons (mk23)
Painting ID::  22964 		Portrait of Maurice Sons (mk23)
1896 Oil on canvas,50.8 x 12.7 cm(20 x 5 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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