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 Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (mk23) oil


Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (mk23)
Painting ID::  22965 		Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (mk23)
1891 Oil on canvas 45.7 x 58.4 cm(18 x 23 in) National Museum,Warsaw
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Women of Amphissa (mk23) oil


The Women of Amphissa (mk23)
Painting ID::  22966 		The Women of Amphissa (mk23)
1887 Oil on canvas,121.8 x 182.8 cm(48 x 72 in) Sterling and Francine Clark Institute,Williamstown MA
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Roses of Heliogabalus (mk23) oil


The Roses of Heliogabalus (mk23)
Painting ID::  22967 		The Roses of Heliogabalus (mk23)
1888 Oil on canvas,132.1 x 213.9 cm(52 x 84 1/4 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence In a Rose Garden (mk23) oil


In a Rose Garden (mk23)
Painting ID::  22968 		In a Rose Garden (mk23)
1889 Oil on canvas,37.5 x 49.5 cm(14 3/4 x 19 1/2in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The Kiss (mk23) oil


The Kiss (mk23)
Painting ID::  22969 		The Kiss (mk23)
1891 Oil on wood 45.7 62.7 cm(18 x 24 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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