Lawrence Alma-Tadema | |
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![]() Alma-Tadema in 1870 | |
Born | Lourens Alma Tadema 8 January 1836 |
Died | 25 June 1912 | (aged 76)
Nationality | Dutch British denizen |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Academicism |
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Children | Laurence Alma-Tadema Anna Alma-Tadema |
Awards | Order of Merit Royal Academician Member of the Royal Watercolour Society |
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA, RWS (/ˈælmə ˈtædeɪmə/;[1] born Lourens Alma Tadema, Dutch: [ˈlʌuːrəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəˌmaː]; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in London, England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there.
A painter of mostly classical subjects, 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. One of the most popular Victorian painters, Alma-Tadema was admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and accurate depictions of Classical antiquity, but his work fell out of fashion after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been appreciated for its importance within Victorian painting.
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