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Lawrence Alma-Tadema

1836 - 1912

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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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Alma-Tadema is the 241st most popular painter (down from 212th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 71st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Dutch Painter.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch painter. He is most famous for his paintings of ancient Rome, Greece, and Pompeii.

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Among painters, Lawrence Alma-Tadema ranks 241 out of 2,023. Before him are Pisanello, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Simon Vouet, John Collier, Jan van Goyen, and Saskia van Uylenburgh. After him are George Grosz, August Macke, Jacopo Bassano, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Andrea Pozzo, and Ivan Kramskoi.

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Among people born in 1836, Lawrence Alma-Tadema ranks 8. Before him are Wilhelm Steinitz, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Léo Delibes, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Sakamoto Ryōma, and Sophia of Nassau. After him are Henri Fantin-Latour, Ferdinand Cheval, Marie Henriette of Austria, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Władysław Tarnowski, and Thomas Hill Green. Among people deceased in 1912, Lawrence Alma-Tadema ranks 16. Before him are Bram Stoker, Edward Smith, Frederick VIII of Denmark, Karl May, Jack Phillips, and Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. After him are W. T. Stead, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Johann Martin Schleyer, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Osborne Reynolds.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Lawrence Alma-Tadema ranks 93 out of 1,646. Before him are Cornelius Jansen (1585), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Jan van Goyen (1596), Gerard Kuiper (1905), and Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612). After him are Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Kees van Dongen (1877), Menno Simons (1496), Multatuli (1820), Judith Leyster (1609), and William IV, Prince of Orange (1711).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Lawrence Alma-Tadema ranks 17. Before him are Han van Meegeren (1889), Dieric Bouts (1415), Petrus Christus (1410), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Jan van Goyen (1596), and Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612). After him are Kees van Dongen (1877), Judith Leyster (1609), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), and Gerrit Dou (1613).

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