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 Gustave Boulanger,The Rehearsal in the House of the Tragic Poet (mk23) oil


Gustave Boulanger,The Rehearsal in the House of the Tragic Poet (mk23)
Painting ID::  22895 		Gustave Boulanger,The Rehearsal in the House of the Tragic Poet (mk23)
1855 Oil on canvas,48 x 76 cm(18 7/8 x 30 in) State Hermitage Museum,St Petersburg
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Catullus at Lesbia's (mk23) oil


Catullus at Lesbia's (mk23)
Painting ID::  22896 		Catullus at Lesbia's (mk23)
1865 Oil on wood,39.5 x 54.5 cm(15 1/2 x 21 1/2in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Catullus Reading his Poems at Lesbia's House (mk23) oil


Catullus Reading his Poems at Lesbia's House (mk23)
Painting ID::  22897 		Catullus Reading his Poems at Lesbia's House (mk23)
1870 Oil on wood,39.3 x 48.2 cm(15 1/2 x 19 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Tibullus at Delia's (mk23) oil


Tibullus at Delia's (mk23)
Painting ID::  22898 		Tibullus at Delia's (mk23)
1866 Oil on wood,43.9 x 66 cm(17 1/4 x 26 in) Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Entrance to a Roman Theatre (mk23) oil


Entrance to a Roman Theatre (mk23)
Painting ID::  22899 		Entrance to a Roman Theatre (mk23)
1866 Oil on canvas,70.4 x 98.4 cm(27 3/4 x 38 3/4 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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