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 tepidarium oil


the tepidarium
Painting ID::  56300 		the tepidarium
mk247 1881,oil on panel ,9.5x13 in,24x33 cm,lady,lever art gallery,wirral,uk
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Unconscious Rivals oil


Unconscious Rivals
Painting ID::  68458 		Unconscious Rivals
Technique Oil on canvas Dimensions (45.1 ?? 62.8 cm)
Technique_Oil_on_canvas_ Dimensions_(45.1_??_62.8_cm)
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A coign of vantage oil


A coign of vantage
Painting ID::  68462 		A coign of vantage
Technique Oil on canvas
Technique_Oil_on_canvas
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Melody on a Mediterranean Terrace oil


Melody on a Mediterranean Terrace
Painting ID::  70965 		Melody on a Mediterranean Terrace
oil painting on canvas
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Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Joseph Overseer of the Pharoahs Granaries oil


Joseph Overseer of the Pharoahs Granaries
Painting ID::  73918 		Joseph Overseer of the Pharoahs Granaries
Date 1874 cyf
Date_1874 _cyf
   
   
     
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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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