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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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A Coign of Vantage
mk156
1895
Oil on canvas
64.2x45cm
Painting ID:: 40848
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A_Coign_of_Vantage
mk156
1895
Oil on canvas
64.2x45cm
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This is our Corner
mk164
1873
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 41539
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This_is_our_Corner
mk164
1873
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
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Pleading
mk174
1876
Oil on canvas laid on panel
21.5x35.6cm
Painting ID:: 44642
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Pleading
mk174
1876
Oil on canvas laid on panel
21.5x35.6cm
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Sunny Days
mk23
1874
Oil on canvas
21.5x34.2cm
Painting ID:: 40118
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Sunny_Days
mk23
1874
Oil on canvas
21.5x34.2cm
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Portrait of Sir Henry Thompson
mk23
1878
Oil on wood
28.1x20.9cm
Painting ID:: 40119
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Portrait_of_Sir_Henry_Thompson
mk23
1878
Oil on wood
28.1x20.9cm
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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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