Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

1836–1912

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ‘A Favourite Custom’ 1909
A Favourite Custom 1909
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (; born Lourens Alma Tadema Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌurəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəˌmaː]; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject painter, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean Sea and sky. Though admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and depictions of Classical antiquity, his work fell into disrepute after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been re-evaluated for its importance within nineteenth-century British art.

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ‘A Favourite Custom’ 1909

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema A Favourite Custom

1909
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ‘A Silent Greeting’ 1889

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema A Silent Greeting

1889
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ‘A Priestess of Apollo’ ?c.1888

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema A Priestess of Apollo

?c.1888
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ‘A Foregone Conclusion’ 1885

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema A Foregone Conclusion

1885
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ‘Sunday Morning’ ?1871

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sunday Morning

?1871
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art N03527
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