Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there.
A classical-subject painter, 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. Though admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and depictions of Classical antiquity, his work fell into disrepute after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been re-evaluated for its importance within nineteenth-century British art. View Artist Collection
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About Lawrence AlmaTadema Under The Roof Of Blue Ionian Weather
"Under The Roof Of Blue Ionian Weather" by Lawrence Alma Tadema who was famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, This picture depicts, Helena and Hermia, which shows the two heroines of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a story set in Athens, portraying as sweet and idealized a vision of the ancient world as the Alma-Tadema. In both pictures the figures lead dolce far niente lives, sitting or reclining on marble benches in glorious sunshine while exotic shrubs provide much-needed shade and the bluest of blue seas are glimpsed in the distance.
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Under The Roof Of Blue Ionian Weather by Lawrence Alma Tadema. Our posters are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2-3 days