Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1836 – 1912 · aged 76
Dutch-born British painter (1836–1912)
- Born
- 8 Jan 1836 · Dronryp
- Died
- 25 Jun 1912 · Wiesbaden
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- 8 Jan 1836BornBorn in Dronryp
- 1866AwardKnight of the Order of Leopold
- 1868AwardOrder of the Netherlands Lion
- 1869AwardOrder of Saint Michael
- 1873AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 1876AwardOrder of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
- 1877Award3rd Class Order of the Crown
- 1881AwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- 1899AwardKnight Bachelor
- 1906AwardRoyal Gold Medal
- 1907AwardOrder of Merit
- 25 Jun 1912DiedDied in Wiesbaden
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Major world events during their lifetime (1836 – 1912).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema ( AL-mə TAD-ay-mə; born Lourens Alma Tadema, Dutch: [ˈlʌurəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəmaː]; 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 (Fryslân), 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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