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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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Painting ID:: 23247
A Colen of Vantage (nn03)
1895
Oil on canvas h 64.2 x w45 cm h25 1/4 x w 17 3/4 in Private collection
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Painting ID:: 22881
Self-Portrait (mk23)
1852
Oil on canvas,55.9 x 48.3 cm(22 x 191/8 in)
Fries Museum,Leeuwarden
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Painting ID:: 22882
Faust and Marguerite (mk23)
1857
Watercolour,45.2 x 50.1 cm(17 3/4 x 19 3/4 in)
John Constable Esq,England
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Painting ID:: 22883
Crossing of the River Berizina 1812 (mk23)
c 1859-69
Oil on canvas,39 x 73 cm(15 3/8 x 28 3/4 in)
Historisch Museum,Amsterdam
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Painting ID:: 22884
The Education of the Children of Clovis (mk23)
1861
Oil on canvas,127 x 176.8 cm(50 x 69 5/8 in)
Private collection
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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.
. Related Artists to Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence: | Jacob Carl Stauder | Henry Salem Hubble | Charles Landelle | Alexis Simon Belle | Paxton, William McGregor |
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