![]() ![]() In the end it was the Royal Academy of Antwerp in Belgium, which did recognise his talent. Strikingly enough, after his school period, the 'Frisian' Lourens was not admitted to any of the Dutch art schools, which were located in the major Dutch cities. Self-portrait Lourens Alma Tadema at the age of sixteen, a gift to his mother, 1852Īlma-Tadema world-famous except in the Netherlands After his death the Tadema family went through a difficult financial period.Īlthough it made more sense for Lourens to become a lawyer later on, his mother recognised his artistic talent and stimulated him to practice painting and sketching early in the morning, before going to school. His father was a notary in the Frisian town of Donryp. In 1840 Lourens Alma-Tadema lost in his father at the age of 4. In this article, we tell you more about Alma-Tadema's life, his paintings and especially his engravings, which are still for sale for the 'common' man nowadays. The few original engravings that have survived in time are nowadays sought-after collectors' items. Besides paintings, Alma Tadema also produced and sold beautiful etchings and engravings during his lifetime. ![]() Today, Alma-Tadema's paintings hang in the most famous museums or are in the possession of important private collections. Even less people know that he was a world-famous Dutch painter during the Victorian period. Few people are familiar with the name Alma-Tadema, better known as 'Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema'. ![]()
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