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 Coign of Vantage oil


A Coign of Vantage
Painting ID::  40848 		A Coign of Vantage
mk156 1895 Oil on canvas 64.2x45cm
mk156 1895 Oil_on_canvas 64.2x45cm
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence This is our Corner oil


This is our Corner
Painting ID::  41539 		This is our Corner
mk164 1873 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
mk164 1873 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Pleading oil


Pleading
Painting ID::  44642 		Pleading
mk174 1876 Oil on canvas laid on panel 21.5x35.6cm
mk174 1876 Oil_on_canvas_laid_on_panel 21.5x35.6cm
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Sunny Days oil


Sunny Days
Painting ID::  40118 		Sunny Days
mk23 1874 Oil on canvas 21.5x34.2cm
mk23 1874 Oil_on_canvas 21.5x34.2cm
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Portrait of Sir Henry Thompson oil


Portrait of Sir Henry Thompson
Painting ID::  40119 		Portrait of Sir Henry Thompson
mk23 1878 Oil on wood 28.1x20.9cm
mk23 1878 Oil_on_wood 28.1x20.9cm
   
   
     
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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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