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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:: 22970
An Earthly Paradise (mk23)
1891
Oil on canvas,86.5 x 165 cm (34 x 65 in)
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 22971
William Quiller Orchardson,Master Baby (mk23)
1886
Oil on canvas 108 x 166 cm(42 1/2 x 65 3/8 in)
National Gallery of Scotland,Edinburgh
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Painting ID:: 22972
The Poet Gallus Dreaming (mk23)
1892
Oil on wood,23.5 x 16.3 cm(9 1/4 x 6 3/8 in)
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 22973
Unconscious Rivals (mk23)
1893
Oil on canvas 45.1 x 62.8 cm(17 3/4 x 24 3/4 in)
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
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Painting ID:: 22974
Spring (mk23)
1894
Oil on canvas,179.2 x 80.3 cm(70 1/2 x 31 5/8 in)J.Paul Getty Museum,Malibu
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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: | Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee | Olof Arenius | CHURRIGUERA, Jose Benito | Joanna Mary Boyce | martin luther |
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