![Portrait of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/almatadema000.jpg)
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Painting Reproductions 6 of 8
1836-1912
Dutch Romanticism Painter
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was a Dutch-born painter who became one of the most successful artists of the Victorian era in Britain. His work is known for its vivid colors, attention to detail, and depictions of scenes from ancient Roman and Greek history.
Alma-Tadema was born in Dronrijp, a village in the Netherlands, on January 8, 1836. His father was a notary and his mother was an amateur artist. As a child, Alma-Tadema showed a talent for drawing and painting, and at the age of 16, he began studying at the Academy of Antwerp in Belgium.
After completing his studies, Alma-Tadema moved to London in 1860. He quickly gained a reputation as a skilled painter and began to receive commissions from wealthy patrons. His first major success came in 1865 with the painting "The Education of the Children of Clovis," which depicted a scene from early medieval France.
Throughout the 1860s and 1870s, Alma-Tadema continued to produce historical and mythological paintings, often based on scenes from ancient Rome and Greece. His attention to detail and accuracy in portraying the clothing, architecture, and customs of these ancient societies was unmatched, and his work became highly sought after by collectors.
In 1871, Alma-Tadema married Laura Theresa Epps, an artist in her own right. The couple had three children, and Laura became a frequent model for her husband's paintings.
In 1873, Alma-Tadema became a naturalized British citizen. He was knighted in 1899, and in 1905, he was awarded the Order of Merit, one of the highest honors in Britain.
Alma-Tadema's success continued into the early 20th century, but his style of painting fell out of favor with the rise of modernism. He died on June 25, 1912, in Wiesbaden, Germany, while on a trip with his wife.
Today, Alma-Tadema's work can be found in major museums and collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. His paintings continue to be admired for their beauty, technical skill, and historical accuracy.
Alma-Tadema was born in Dronrijp, a village in the Netherlands, on January 8, 1836. His father was a notary and his mother was an amateur artist. As a child, Alma-Tadema showed a talent for drawing and painting, and at the age of 16, he began studying at the Academy of Antwerp in Belgium.
After completing his studies, Alma-Tadema moved to London in 1860. He quickly gained a reputation as a skilled painter and began to receive commissions from wealthy patrons. His first major success came in 1865 with the painting "The Education of the Children of Clovis," which depicted a scene from early medieval France.
Throughout the 1860s and 1870s, Alma-Tadema continued to produce historical and mythological paintings, often based on scenes from ancient Rome and Greece. His attention to detail and accuracy in portraying the clothing, architecture, and customs of these ancient societies was unmatched, and his work became highly sought after by collectors.
In 1871, Alma-Tadema married Laura Theresa Epps, an artist in her own right. The couple had three children, and Laura became a frequent model for her husband's paintings.
In 1873, Alma-Tadema became a naturalized British citizen. He was knighted in 1899, and in 1905, he was awarded the Order of Merit, one of the highest honors in Britain.
Alma-Tadema's success continued into the early 20th century, but his style of painting fell out of favor with the rise of modernism. He died on June 25, 1912, in Wiesbaden, Germany, while on a trip with his wife.
Today, Alma-Tadema's work can be found in major museums and collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. His paintings continue to be admired for their beauty, technical skill, and historical accuracy.
181 Alma-Tadema Paintings
![An Apodyterium, 1886 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema121.jpg)
An Apodyterium 1886
Oil Painting
$1877
$1877
Canvas Print
$55.84
$55.84
SKU: ATL-6003
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 45.3 x 61 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 45.3 x 61 cm
Private Collection
![A Balneator, 1877 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema122.jpg)
A Balneator 1877
Oil Painting
$1166
$1166
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: ATL-6004
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 36.5 x 26.5 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 36.5 x 26.5 cm
Private Collection
![The Way to the Temple, 1882 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema123.jpg)
The Way to the Temple 1882
Oil Painting
$2250
$2250
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6005
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 101.5 x 53.5 cm
Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 101.5 x 53.5 cm
Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom
![Pleading, 1876 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema124.jpg)
Pleading 1876
Oil Painting
$1405
$1405
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6006
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 21.5 x 33.5 cm
Guildhall Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 21.5 x 33.5 cm
Guildhall Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Xanthe and Phaon, 1883 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema125.jpg)
Xanthe and Phaon 1883
Oil Painting
$1186
$1186
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: ATL-6007
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 45.1 x 32.4 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 45.1 x 32.4 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
![After the Audience, 1879 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema126.jpg)
After the Audience 1879
Oil Painting
$2678
$2678
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6008
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 91.4 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 91.4 x 66 cm
Private Collection
![The Picture Gallery, 1874 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema127.jpg)
The Picture Gallery 1874
Oil Painting
$2779
$2779
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6009
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 219.7 x 166 cm
Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley, United Kingdom
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 219.7 x 166 cm
Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley, United Kingdom
![Fishing (Roman Fisher Girl), 1873 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema128.jpg)
Fishing (Roman Fisher Girl) 1873
Oil Painting
$958
$958
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6010
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 19 x 40.6 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 19 x 40.6 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
![This is our Corner (Portrait of Anna and Laurense Alma-Tadema), 1873 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema129.jpg)
This is our Corner (Portrait of Anna and Laurense ... 1873
Oil Painting
$1500
$1500
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6011
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 56.5 x 47 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 56.5 x 47 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
![Sunshine (Portrait of Laura Alma-Tadema), 1900 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema130.jpg)
Sunshine (Portrait of Laura Alma-Tadema) 1900
Oil Painting
$1250
$1250
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6012
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 62 x 40 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 62 x 40 cm
Private Collection
![A Private Celebration (Bacchanale), 1871 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema131.jpg)
A Private Celebration (Bacchanale) 1871
Oil Painting
$3412
$3412
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6013
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 42.1 x 82.5 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 42.1 x 82.5 cm
Private Collection
![A Roman Art Lover, 1870 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema132.jpg)
A Roman Art Lover 1870
Oil Painting
$3976
$3976
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6014
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 73.5 x 101.6 cm
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 73.5 x 101.6 cm
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
![The Siesta, 1868 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema133.jpg)
The Siesta 1868
Oil Painting
$4709
$4709
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6015
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 130 x 360 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 130 x 360 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
![A Roman Flower Market, 1868 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema134.jpg)
A Roman Flower Market 1868
Oil Painting
$2503
$2503
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6016
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 42 x 58 cm
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 42 x 58 cm
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
![A Roman Art Lover, 1868 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema135.jpg)
A Roman Art Lover 1868
Oil Painting
$3432
$3432
Canvas Print
$51.56
$51.56
SKU: ATL-6017
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 53.3 x 80 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 53.3 x 80 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
![A Collector of Pictures at the Time of Augustus, 1867 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema136.jpg)
A Collector of Pictures at the Time of Augustus 1867
Oil Painting
$2957
$2957
Canvas Print
$57.76
$57.76
SKU: ATL-6018
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 71 x 46.4 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 71 x 46.4 cm
Private Collection
![An Exedra, 1869 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema137.jpg)
An Exedra 1869
Oil Painting
$1725
$1725
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6019
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 38 x 59.8 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 38 x 59.8 cm
Private Collection
![Catullus at Lesbia's, 1865 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema138.jpg)
Catullus at Lesbia's 1865
Oil Painting
$2038
$2038
SKU: ATL-6020
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 39.5 x 54.5 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 39.5 x 54.5 cm
Private Collection
![Egyptian Chess Players, 1865 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema139.jpg)
Egyptian Chess Players 1865
Oil Painting
$1943
$1943
Canvas Print
$53.63
$53.63
SKU: ATL-6021
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 39.8 x 55.8 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 39.8 x 55.8 cm
Private Collection
![Pastimes in Ancient Egypt 3000 Years Ago, 1863 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema140.jpg)
Pastimes in Ancient Egypt 3000 Years Ago 1863
Oil Painting
$3330
$3330
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6022
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 99.1 x 135.8 cm
Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, United Kingdom
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 99.1 x 135.8 cm
Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, United Kingdom
![Leaving Church in the Fifteenth Century, 1864 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema141.jpg)
Leaving Church in the Fifteenth Century 1864
Oil Painting
$3033
$3033
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6023
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 57.1 x 39.4 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 57.1 x 39.4 cm
Private Collection
![My Studio, 1867 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema142.jpg)
My Studio 1867
Oil Painting
$1470
$1470
Canvas Print
$56.99
$56.99
SKU: ATL-6024
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 42.1 x 54 cm
Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 42.1 x 54 cm
Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands
![The Education of the Children of Clovis, 1861 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema143.jpg)
The Education of the Children of Clovis 1861
Oil Painting
$4277
$4277
Canvas Print
$55.14
$55.14
SKU: ATL-6025
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 129.5 x 177.8 cm
Private Collection
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 129.5 x 177.8 cm
Private Collection
![Self Portrait, 1852 by Alma-Tadema | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Lawrence_Alma-Tadema/paintings-lg/almatadema144.jpg)
Self Portrait 1852
Oil Painting
$1405
$1405
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: ATL-6026
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 56 x 48.3 cm
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Original Size: 56 x 48.3 cm
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands