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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was one of the finest and most distinctive of the Victorian painters. Dutch-born, he moved to London in 1870, and 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. In this original and penetrating study, Rosemary Barrow presents an absorbing and often amusing portrait of an exuberant personality who carved out a brilliant career for himself at the heart of London's artistic and cultural élite. But above all she subjects the paintings to a fresh and rigorous scrutiny, revealing that Alma-Tadema was a highly knowledgeable student of antiquity, who made effective use of precise literary and archaeological allusions to play a game of interpretation with his viewers. Time and again the seeming innocence of the scenes he depicts is subverted by a mischievously placed inscription or statue, suggesting to the initiated a darker and usually risqué meaning. Like his contemporaries, Alma-Tadema was neglected after his death, but his paintings are once again admired for their beauty and their mastery of light, colour and texture. With its fresh and intriguing new insights into his personality and intentions, this book now provides a challenging reassessment of a major artist
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912), was one of the finest and most distinctive of the Victorian painters. Dutch-born, he moved to London in 1870 and became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean sea and sky. In this original study, Rosemary Barrow presents an absorbing and often amusing portrait of an exuberant personality who carved out a brilliant career for himself at the heart of London's artistic and cultural elite. But above all she subjects the paintings to a fresh scrutiny, and reveals that Alma-Tadema, a knowledgeable student of antiquity, repeatedly used literary and archaeological allusions in his paintings to play a game of interpretation with his viewers. Time and again the seeming innocence of the scenes he depicts is subverted by a mischievously placed inscription or statue, suggesting to the initiated a darker and usually risque meaning. Neglected after his death, Alma-Tadema's paintings are once again admired for their beauty and their remarkable mastery of light, colour and texture. With its intriguing insights into his personality and intentions, this book should provide a challenging reassessment of a major artist.
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Format:Broché
c'est tout qu'on peut attendre d'un livre sur Alma-Tadema, un grand peintre réaliste du 19eme siecle qui, malheureusement, est resté dans l'ombre des impressionistes. Le texte est informatif et étendu, et surtout le livre (d'un bon format) contient des reproductions magnifiques.
Format:Broché
Contents
Introduction
1836-1870: Youth, art training, early career
1. Holland, Belgium, Merovingian Gaul 10
2. Egypt 22
3. Pompeii 28
4. Greece and Rome 43
1870-1887: Establishment and success
1. A Dutch painter in London 56
2. Into the Academy 81
3. Landscapes, portraits, watercolours 104
4. The artist at home 114
1887-1912: Final honours and the end of a career
1. Views of antiquity 130
2. The theatre 165
3. The final years 170
4. Alma-Tadema in retrospect 196
Notes 199 | Bibliography 203 | Index of works 204 | General index 205 |
Picture credits 208
Introduction
1836-1870: Youth, art training, early career
1. Holland, Belgium, Merovingian Gaul 10
2. Egypt 22
3. Pompeii 28
4. Greece and Rome 43
1870-1887: Establishment and success
1. A Dutch painter in London 56
2. Into the Academy 81
3. Landscapes, portraits, watercolours 104
4. The artist at home 114
1887-1912: Final honours and the end of a career
1. Views of antiquity 130
2. The theatre 165
3. The final years 170
4. Alma-Tadema in retrospect 196
Notes 199 | Bibliography 203 | Index of works 204 | General index 205 |
Picture credits 208
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