Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912), artist

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Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was a Dutch-born British artist. Specialized in paintings of historical subject. Specialized in paintings of historical subject. Had friendship with several prominent scholars of the ancient world and traveled to Pompeii in 1863 to explore its ruins.

Works

Paintings

• Maria Magdalena (1854 Alma-Tadema), art

• Vespasian Hearing from One of His Generals of the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus (1866 Alma-Tadema), art

• Death of the Pharaoh Firstborn son (1872 Alma-Tadema), art

• The Triumph of Titus (1885 Alma-Tadema), art

• Finding of Moses (1904 Alma-Tadema), art

Biography

• Wikipedia

Laurens Tadema was born January 8, 1836 at Dronrijp [Netherlands]. He entered the Royal Academy of Antwerp in 1852, and pursued a successful career as painter in England. Tadema died June 25, 1912 at Wiesbaden [Germany].