Saturday, November 9, 2024

 Lawrence Alma-Tadema
(1836 - 1912)
 
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA, RWS was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in London, England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Alma-Tadema



Cleopatra
1877
Oil on panel
Without frame: 46 x 44,5 cm
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/11458/cleopatra
 

 


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