Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (/ˈælmə ˈtædɪmə/; born Lourens Alma Tadema Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌurəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəˌmaː]; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship.
What nationality is Lawrence Tadema?
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (/ˈælmə ˈtædɪmə/; born Lourens Alma Tadema Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌurəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəˌmaː]; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship.
When did Alma-Tadema come into the public eye?
Due to the drastic changes taking place in art, Alma-Tadema’s artistic genius would not come into the public eye again until the 1960s. His meticulous work had since been used as source material for dozens of Hollywood movies. More
How old was Alma-Tadema when he got married?
Alma-Tadema was 34 years old, and the bride 18. Alma-Tadema spent the next part of his life traveling through Europe, and enjoying the continued success of his paintings. As a man, his bursts of bad temper were eased by his extroverted, warm personality and sense of mischief.
Who commissioned the painting Alma-Tadema?
The painting was commissioned by Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet for £4,000 in 1888. As roses were out of season in the United Kingdom, Alma-Tadema is reputed to have had rose petals sent from the south of France each week during the four months in which it was painted. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1888.
When did Alma-Tadema get married?
1863 was to alter the course of Alma-Tadema’s personal and professional life: on 3 January his invalid mother died, and on 24 September he was married, in Antwerp City Hall, to Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin de Boisgirard, the daughter of Eugène Gressin-Dumoulin, a French journalist living near Brussels.
