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 Sappho (mk23) oil


Sappho (mk23)
Painting ID::  22943 		Sappho (mk23)
1881 Oil on canvas,66.1 x 122 cm(26 x 48 in) Walters Art Gallery,Baltimore
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence An Apodyterium (mk23) oil


An Apodyterium (mk23)
Painting ID::  22944 		An Apodyterium (mk23)
1886 Oil on wood,44.5 x 59.5 cm(17 1/2 x 23 3/8 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A Balneator (mk23) oil


A Balneator (mk23)
Painting ID::  22945 		A Balneator (mk23)
1877 Watercolour,36.5 x 26.5 cm(14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Welcome Footsteps (mk23) oil


Welcome Footsteps (mk23)
Painting ID::  22946 		Welcome Footsteps (mk23)
1883 Oil on wood,41.9 x 54.8 cm(16 1/2 x 21 5/8 in) Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence 94 Degrees in the Shade (mk23) oil


94 Degrees in the Shade (mk23)
Painting ID::  22948 		94 Degrees in the Shade (mk23)
1876 Oil on canvas(mouted on wood),35.5 x 21.6 cm(14 x 8 1/2in)Fitzwilliam Museum,Cambridge
   
   
     
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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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