Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity

Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity

This important re-evaluation of the Dutch- born painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema traces his personal and artistic journey towards international fame and success in London and investigates how this exceptionally creative artist used his own houses and studios as laboratories to produce vivid paintings of life in ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Lawrence Alma-Tademaâ€™s paintings were immensely popular among his contemporaries, and have since enchanted a wide audience through the medium of cinema. Anyone who has ever enjoyed the great epic films of antiquityâ€”from Italian silent classics and Cecil B. DeMille to Ridley Scottâ€™s Gladiatorâ€”will instantly recognize their origins in sets and costumes Alma- Tadema invented. Accompanied by glowing reproductions of the artistâ€™s rich and detailed works, this book boldly re-assesses Alma-Tademaâ€™s art through the idea of home: from his admiration for the interiors depicted in early Dutch paintings through his fascination with Pompeian ruins, to his creation of large studio houses that were artworks in their own right. Building upon Alma-Tademaâ€™s renown as "the archaeologist of artists," the new scholarship in this impressive volume shows how the spaces he created and inhabited with his talented artist-wife Laura and their two daughters reflected an aesthetic vision that has thrilled viewers and other artists for more than a century. Appealing to general and scholarly audiences alike, this book underscores Alma-Tademaâ€™s reputation as one of his eraâ€™s greatest creative talents.
Country USA
Brand Prestel
Manufacturer Prestel
Binding Hardcover
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2016-11-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783791355528

Country	USA
Brand	Prestel
Manufacturer	Prestel
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2016-11-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783791355528

Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity

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