Dutch-born 19th century painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema spent the majority of his highly successful career in England, where his meticulously crafted depictions of decadent luxury cast in the settings of classical antiquity were in high demand. Alma-Tadema was one of the most highly regarded Victorian Read More …
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a 19th century painter in the Academic style. He was born in the Netherlands and moved to England, where he was eventually knighted. He painted luxuriously beautiful scenes of romanticized classical civilizations and medieval France. Often disparaged as a painter of Read More …
Pheidias and the Frieze of the Parthenon, Lawrence Alma-Tadema; oil on wood panel, roughly 28 x 44 inches (72 x 110 cm); link is to the file page on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the collection of Birmingham Museums, UK. Also known as Phidias Showing Read More …
The Vintage Festival, Lawrence Alma-Tadema Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the National Gallery of Victoria. This is another of Alma-Tadema’s stunning evocations of life in classical Italy, in this case, a festival in Read More …
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s Library in Townshend House, London, Anna Alma-Tadema. On Google Cultural Institute: Art Project. Also available on Wikimedia Commons. Watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, graphite on white paper. The original is in the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Until I came across this Read More …
The Finding of Moses, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. The link above is to the file on Wikimedia Commons (click on their image for large version) though the image at top is from a version on WikiPaintings (click “Show Sizes” for larger versions). I think the latter Read More …