The world of Lawrence Alma-TademaMarble, flowers, sea and archeology transform Antiquity into a sensual, luminous and surprisingly close world in Alma-Tadema.
1836 - 1912Artist's life
Dronrijp, Antwerp, Brussels, Rome, Pompeii and LondonMain homes
408 °CMajor numbered paintings, to which are added portraits, watercolors, drawings and studies, overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
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1836 -1912 · Netherlands, Antwerp, London and Victorian Antiquity
Marble, flowers, sea and archeology transform Antiquity into a sensual, luminous and surprisingly close world in Alma-Tadema.
Laurens Tadema was born in 1836 in Dronrijp, Friesland. Trained at the Antwerp Academy then with the historical painter Louis de Taeye, he developed a taste for documented reconstruction very early on. His meeting with the publisher and dealer Ernest Gambart gave his career an international dimension. Travel to Italy, the discovery of Pompeii and the study of museums gradually moved his subjects from the early Middle Ages to Greece, Egypt and especially Rome. Moving to London in 1870, he anglicized his first name to Lawrence and became one of the most famous painters of the Victorian era. He collected photographs, surveys and objects in order to precisely reconstruct marbles, bronzes, fabrics and architecture. However, erudition never stifles sensation: petals, water, sun and marine views give its ancient scenes immediate freshness. The figures converse, dream, bathe or wait in spaces whose material beauty becomes the real subject. Elected to the Royal Academy and ennobled, Alma-Tadema numbers his great paintings until opus 408. His lasting influence extends from academic painting to film set. His lasting influence extends from academic painting to opus 408. His lasting influence extends from academic painting to film set. The Roses of Heliogabalus and A Favorite Custom are notably compared.
Alma-Tadema makes Antiquity habitable: marble has a temperature, roses a weight and the sea a light.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Friesland, Antwerp and first historical stories
Academy, Louis de Taeye and archeology construct a method based on documentary study. This milestone sheds light on the "Lawrence Alma-Tadema" collection by favoring figures.
Italy, Pompeii and European success
Ruins, ancient collections and Gambart definitively direct his imagination towards the ancient world.
London, Royal Academy and Victorian glory
Marbles, seas, flowers and Roman scenes display a virtuosity admired throughout Europe.
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Sensitive marble
Veins, reflections and mineral freshness give the architecture an almost tactile presence. This line guides a reading of "Lawrence Alma-Tadema" centered on the figures.
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Experienced archaeology
Object, costume and decor are documented then reorganized to make Antiquity immediate.
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Mediterranean light
Sky, sea and sun open up the interiors and lighten the precision of details.
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Theater of gestures
Waiting, conversation and ceremony transform the grand narrative into a human experience.
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Six readings specific to Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Vertigo of petals01
The Roses of Heliogabalus
The beauty of roses becomes an invasive material where luxury, spectacle and threat merge.
Landmark work by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Reading of "Lawrence Alma-Tadema" by the figures.Antique bath02
A Favorite Custom
Water, marble and figures make up a world where archeology becomes a luminous experience.
Landmark work by Lawrence Alma-TademaHistoric meeting03
The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra
Architecture, procession and gaze depict politics as much as seduction.
Landmark work by Lawrence Alma-TademaSpring rhythm04
A Dance in Spring
Movement, flowers and draperies give the ancient procession a choreographic freshness.
Landmark work by Lawrence Alma-TademaStyle05
Sensitive marble
Veins, reflections and mineral freshness give the architecture an almost tactile presence. This line guides a reading of "Lawrence Alma-Tadema" centered on the figures.
Reading key for Lawrence Alma-TademaStyle06
Experienced archaeology
Object, costume and decor are documented then reorganized to make Antiquity immediate.
Reading key for Lawrence Alma-Tadema
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