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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:: 22985
Jean-Leon Gerome,The Death of Caesar (mk23)
1867
Oil on canvas,85.5 x 145.2 cm(33 5/8 x 57 1/8 in)Walters Art Gallery,Baltimore
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Painting ID:: 22986
Self-Portrait (mk23)
1896
Oil on canvas,65.7 x 52.8 cm(25 7/8 x 20 3/4 in)
Uffizi Florence
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Painting ID:: 22987
Frederic Leighton (mk23)
Self-Portrait 1880
Oil on canvas,76.5 x 64.1 cm(30 1/8 x 25 1/4 in)
Uffizi,Florence
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Painting ID:: 22988
The Conversion of Paula by Saint Jerome (mk23)
1898
Oil on wood,53.5 x 111.8 cm(21 x 44 in)
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 22989
Thermae Antoninianae (mk23)
1899
Oil on canvas,152.5 x 95 cm(60 x 37 3/8 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: | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Thomas Patch | Francisco de herrera the elder | Jan Mabuse | Harry Morley |
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