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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (January 8, 1836 - June 25, 1912) was a Dutch-born British painter, best known for his colorful, idyllic depictions of [[SliceOfLife domestic life]] in the ancient world.
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (January 8, 1836 - June 25, 1912) was a Dutch-born British painter, {{painter|s}}, best known for his colorful, idyllic depictions of [[SliceOfLife domestic life]] in the ancient world.
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** Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' has been described as a "dark Alma-Tadema", and indeed, his paintings of Roman life served as a central inspiration for the film's production designers. His influence can be seen in the lavish sets and Janty Yates' costume designs, particularly for Lucilla.
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** Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' has been described as a "dark Alma-Tadema", and indeed, his paintings {{paintings}} of Roman life served as a central inspiration for the film's production designers. His influence can be seen in the lavish sets and Janty Yates' costume designs, particularly for Lucilla.
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Following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, Alma-Tadema relocated to England with his young daughters, Laurence and Anna, and his sister Artje. The move was also motivated by his affections for fellow painter Laura Thesesa Epps, whom he had met after the death of his first wife; they married a year later. In London Alma-Tadema's career reached new heights as his style evolved, largely under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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Following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, Alma-Tadema relocated to England with his young daughters, Laurence and Anna, and his sister Artje. The move was also motivated by his affections for fellow painter Laura Thesesa Theresa Epps, whom he had met after the death of his first wife; they married a year later. In London Alma-Tadema's career reached new heights as his style evolved, largely under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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Although financially successful and renowned in his time, Alma-Tadema's work fell into disdain after his death, his art dismissed as the pinnacle of stuffy and soulless Victorian academicism. Nevertheless, his vision of the ancient world would influence artists decades after his death. His mark can perhaps best be seen in Hollywood, where his work inspired the art of films such as ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments''.
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Although financially successful and renowned in his time, Alma-Tadema's work fell into disdain after his death, his art dismissed as the pinnacle of stuffy and soulless Victorian academicism. Nevertheless, his vision of the ancient world would influence artists decades after his death. His mark can perhaps best be seen in Hollywood, where his work inspired the art of films such as ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments''.
''{{Film/The Ten Commandments|1956}}''.
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** Alma-Tadema's portrayal of AncientEgypt heavily influenced the art design on ''Film/TheTenCommandments'', particularly ''The Finding of Moses''. Director Cecil B. [=DeMille=] reportedly instructed set designers to study the paintings in order to achieve his artistic vision.
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** Alma-Tadema's portrayal of AncientEgypt heavily influenced the art design on ''Film/TheTenCommandments'', ''{{Film/The Ten Commandments|1956}}'', particularly ''The Finding of Moses''. Director Cecil B. [=DeMille=] reportedly instructed set designers to study the paintings in order to achieve his artistic vision.
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** AncientRome (''Caracalla and Geta'')
** IKissYourHand (''Ask Me No More'')
** OutlivingOnesOffspring (''Death of the Pharaoh's First Born Son'')
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** IKissYourHand (''Ask Me No More'')
** OutlivingOnesOffspring (''Death of the Pharaoh's First Born Son'')
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** AnnoyanceTropes (''A Difference of Opinion'')
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* PseudoRomanticFriendship: Many of his paintings feature young women in moments of intimate friendship. Prominent examples include ''Whispering Noon'', ''The Baths of Caracalla'', and ''In a Rose Garden''.
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Many of his paintings feature young women in moments of intimate friendship. Prominent examples include ''Whispering Noon'', ''The Baths of Caracalla'', and ''In a Rose Garden''.
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* GladiatorGames:
** ''A Pyrrhic Dance'' depicts a group of gladiators, assuming a defensive stance as they face down ''something'' in the arena that's just out-of-frame.
** ''Caracalla and Geta'' envisions the two Roman co-emperors overlooking a gladiatorial arena from a flower-decked podium.
** ''A Pyrrhic Dance'' depicts a group of gladiators, assuming a defensive stance as they face down ''something'' in the arena that's just out-of-frame.
** ''Caracalla and Geta'' envisions the two Roman co-emperors overlooking a gladiatorial arena from a flower-decked podium.
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Many of his paintings feature young women in moments of intimate friendship. Prominent examples include ''Whispering Noon'', ''The Baths of Caracalla'', and ''In a Rose Garden'' (which includes a bonus LapPillow).
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Many of his paintings feature young women in moments of intimate friendship. Prominent examples include ''Whispering Noon'', ''The Baths of Caracalla'', and ''In a Rose Garden'' (which includes a bonus LapPillow). Garden''.
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* HopelessSuitor: ''A Vain Courtship'', as the title implies. The painting portrays a captivated man gazing at his female companion, who is far more interested in looking out the window. Is she waiting for a lover or a friend, or just admiring the garden? In any case, it's clear she's not interested in him.
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* LapPillow: ''In a Rose Garden'' depicts two ladies relaxing in a blooming garden, with one sitting on a marble bench and the other resting her head on her lap, playfully shielding her face as her companion shakes petals from the bush.
* PublicBathhouseScene: Roman bathhouses are subject of more than one of his paintings; ''A Favourite Custom'' is probably the most famous, but ''The Baths of Carcalla'', ''Strigils and Sponges'', and ''An Antique Custom'' also feature baths.
* PublicBathhouseScene: Roman bathhouses are subject of more than one of his paintings; ''A Favourite Custom'' is probably the most famous, but ''The Baths of Carcalla'', ''Strigils and Sponges'', and ''An Antique Custom'' also feature baths.
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* LapPillow: ''In a Rose Garden'' depicts two ladies relaxing in a blooming garden, with one sitting on a marble bench and the other resting her head on her lap, playfully shielding her face as her companion shakes petals from the bush.
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* PublicBathhouseScene: Roman bathhouses are subject of more than one of his paintings; ''A Favourite Custom'' isprobably the most famous, but ''The Baths of Carcalla'', ''Strigils and Sponges'', and ''An Antique Custom'' also feature baths.
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* LapPillow: ''In a Rose Garden'' depicts two ladies relaxing in a blooming garden, with one sitting on a marble bench and the other resting her head on her lap, playfully shielding her face as her companion shakes petals from the bush.
* PublicBathhouseScene: Roman bathhouses are subject of more than one of his paintings; ''A Favourite Custom'' is probably the most famous, but ''The Baths of Carcalla'', ''Strigils and Sponges'', and ''An Antique Custom'' also feature baths.
* PublicBathhouseScene: Roman bathhouses are subject of more than one of his paintings; ''A Favourite Custom'' is probably the most famous, but ''The Baths of Carcalla'', ''Strigils and Sponges'', and ''An Antique Custom'' also feature baths.
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* ImageSource: Alma-Tadema provides the page images for:
** AncientRome (''Caracalla and Geta'')
** AnnoyanceTropes (''A Difference of Opinion'')
** IKissYourHand (''Ask Me No More'')
** OutlivingOnesOffspring (''Death of the Pharaoh's First Born Son'')
** AncientRome (''Caracalla and Geta'')
** AnnoyanceTropes (''A Difference of Opinion'')
** IKissYourHand (''Ask Me No More'')
** OutlivingOnesOffspring (''Death of the Pharaoh's First Born Son'')
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** Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Gladiator]]'' has been described as a "dark Alma-Tadema", and indeed, his paintings of Roman life served as a central inspiration for the film's production designers. His influence can be seen in the lavish sets and Janty Yates' costume designs, particularly for Lucilla.
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** Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Gladiator]]'' ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' has been described as a "dark Alma-Tadema", and indeed, his paintings of Roman life served as a central inspiration for the film's production designers. His influence can be seen in the lavish sets and Janty Yates' costume designs, particularly for Lucilla.
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* SliceOfLife: While he painted famous historical and biblical scenes, many of his most recognizable works depict the mundane domestic lives of everyday people, particularly women.
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* AncientGrome: Averted. Alma-Tadema was a perfectionist who strove to achieve a sense of historical realism, especially with regards to architecture and material goods. This is perhaps demonstrated most clearly in costuming: you won't find togas in Athens here.
* ArtImitatesArt:
** Alma-Tadema's portrayal of AncientEgypt heavily influenced the art design on ''Film/TheTenCommandments'', particularly ''The Finding of Moses''. Director Cecil B. [=DeMille=] reportedly instructed set designers to study the paintings in order to achieve his artistic vision.
** Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Gladiator]]'' has been described as a "dark Alma-Tadema", and indeed, his paintings of Roman life served as a central inspiration for the film's production designers. His influence can be seen in the lavish sets and Janty Yates' costume designs, particularly for Lucilla.
** The interior design of Cair Paravel in ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was inspired in part by Alma-Tadema's work.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Features in his earliest work from the 1850s and 1860s, before he lightened his palette. ''The Inundation of The Biesbosch in 1421'' (1856) and ''Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends'' (1868) in particular feature a stark contrast between light and shadow.
* ArtImitatesArt:
** Alma-Tadema's portrayal of AncientEgypt heavily influenced the art design on ''Film/TheTenCommandments'', particularly ''The Finding of Moses''. Director Cecil B. [=DeMille=] reportedly instructed set designers to study the paintings in order to achieve his artistic vision.
** Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Gladiator]]'' has been described as a "dark Alma-Tadema", and indeed, his paintings of Roman life served as a central inspiration for the film's production designers. His influence can be seen in the lavish sets and Janty Yates' costume designs, particularly for Lucilla.
** The interior design of Cair Paravel in ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was inspired in part by Alma-Tadema's work.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Features in his earliest work from the 1850s and 1860s, before he lightened his palette. ''The Inundation of The Biesbosch in 1421'' (1856) and ''Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends'' (1868) in particular feature a stark contrast between light and shadow.
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Alma-Tadema is notable for his painstaking dedication to historical accuracy, encouraged by his mentor de Taeye. Behind the romantic scenes, glistening marble and fine drapery was a real passion for historical subjects. He was not merely interested in the aesthetics of the past, but took a vested interest in archaeology and historical research. Over the course of his lifetime he made several excursions to ancient sites, including excavations at Pompeii.
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Alma-Tadema is notable for his painstaking dedication to historical accuracy, encouraged by his mentor de Taeye. Behind the romantic scenes, glistening marble and fine drapery scenes of "Victorians in togas" was a real passion for historical subjects. He was not merely interested in the aesthetics of the past, but took a vested interest in archaeology and historical research. Over the course of his lifetime he made several excursions to ancient sites, including excavations at Pompeii.
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (January 8, 1836 - June 25, 1912) was a Dutch-born British painter, best known for his colorful, idyllic depictions of [[SliceOfLife domestic life]] in the ancient world.
Born Laurens Tadema in the Frisian village of Dronrijp, his creative skills were nourished in his youth by an artistic mother, who raised Laurens and his four siblings after the death of their father. After surviving tuberculosis at fifteen, he decided to pursue a career in art, and began attending the Royal Academy of Antwerp in 1852. In the final year of his schooling, he became assistant to Professor Lodewijk Jan de Taeye, who fostered his interest in history and historical costume.
Alma-Tadema's earliest work focused on the early medieval Franks, though he eventually branched out into Egyptian themes, which had more widespread appeal. It was a visit to Italy in 1863, however, that sparked an interest in ancient Rome and Greece, the subjects for which he is best-known.
Following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, Alma-Tadema relocated to England with his young daughters, Laurence and Anna, and his sister Artje. The move was also motivated by his affections for fellow painter Laura Thesesa Epps, whom he had met after the death of his first wife; they married a year later. In London Alma-Tadema's career reached new heights as his style evolved, largely under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Alma-Tadema is notable for his painstaking dedication to historical accuracy, encouraged by his mentor de Taeye. Behind the romantic scenes, glistening marble and fine drapery was a real passion for historical subjects. He was not merely interested in the aesthetics of the past, but took a vested interest in archaeology and historical research. Over the course of his lifetime he made several excursions to ancient sites, including excavations at Pompeii.
Although financially successful and renowned in his time, Alma-Tadema's work fell into disdain after his death, his art dismissed as the pinnacle of stuffy and soulless Victorian academicism. Nevertheless, his vision of the ancient world would influence artists decades after his death. His mark can perhaps best be seen in Hollywood, where his work inspired the art of films such as ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments''.
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!!Trivia and Tropes found in Alma-Tadema's work:
* CreatorCouple: His second wife Laura Theresa was a [[https://eclecticlight.co/2016/10/31/laura-theresa-alma-tadema-the-womans-world/ successful painter in her own right]], specializing in domestic scenes of women and children.
* FollowTheLeader: British painter Creator/JohnWilliamGodward followed closely in Alma-Tadema's footsteps with his vibrantly beautiful, romantic portrayals of Greek and Roman life. Like his predecessor, he took a keen interest in archeology and historical accuracy; unlike Alma-Tadema, he never achieved the same success or critial recognition, having been eclipsed by emerging movements of the early 20th century.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Many of his paintings feature young women in moments of intimate friendship. Prominent examples include ''Whispering Noon'', ''The Baths of Caracalla'', and ''In a Rose Garden'' (which includes a bonus LapPillow).
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[[caption-width-right:350:''A Coign of Vantage'' (1895)]]
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (January 8, 1836 - June 25, 1912) was a Dutch-born British painter, best known for his colorful, idyllic depictions of [[SliceOfLife domestic life]] in the ancient world.
Born Laurens Tadema in the Frisian village of Dronrijp, his creative skills were nourished in his youth by an artistic mother, who raised Laurens and his four siblings after the death of their father. After surviving tuberculosis at fifteen, he decided to pursue a career in art, and began attending the Royal Academy of Antwerp in 1852. In the final year of his schooling, he became assistant to Professor Lodewijk Jan de Taeye, who fostered his interest in history and historical costume.
Alma-Tadema's earliest work focused on the early medieval Franks, though he eventually branched out into Egyptian themes, which had more widespread appeal. It was a visit to Italy in 1863, however, that sparked an interest in ancient Rome and Greece, the subjects for which he is best-known.
Following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, Alma-Tadema relocated to England with his young daughters, Laurence and Anna, and his sister Artje. The move was also motivated by his affections for fellow painter Laura Thesesa Epps, whom he had met after the death of his first wife; they married a year later. In London Alma-Tadema's career reached new heights as his style evolved, largely under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Alma-Tadema is notable for his painstaking dedication to historical accuracy, encouraged by his mentor de Taeye. Behind the romantic scenes, glistening marble and fine drapery was a real passion for historical subjects. He was not merely interested in the aesthetics of the past, but took a vested interest in archaeology and historical research. Over the course of his lifetime he made several excursions to ancient sites, including excavations at Pompeii.
Although financially successful and renowned in his time, Alma-Tadema's work fell into disdain after his death, his art dismissed as the pinnacle of stuffy and soulless Victorian academicism. Nevertheless, his vision of the ancient world would influence artists decades after his death. His mark can perhaps best be seen in Hollywood, where his work inspired the art of films such as ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments''.
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!!Trivia and Tropes found in Alma-Tadema's work:
* CreatorCouple: His second wife Laura Theresa was a [[https://eclecticlight.co/2016/10/31/laura-theresa-alma-tadema-the-womans-world/ successful painter in her own right]], specializing in domestic scenes of women and children.
* FollowTheLeader: British painter Creator/JohnWilliamGodward followed closely in Alma-Tadema's footsteps with his vibrantly beautiful, romantic portrayals of Greek and Roman life. Like his predecessor, he took a keen interest in archeology and historical accuracy; unlike Alma-Tadema, he never achieved the same success or critial recognition, having been eclipsed by emerging movements of the early 20th century.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Many of his paintings feature young women in moments of intimate friendship. Prominent examples include ''Whispering Noon'', ''The Baths of Caracalla'', and ''In a Rose Garden'' (which includes a bonus LapPillow).
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