Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema 🇳🇱

Lourens Alma Tadema (Known as "The Marble Painter")
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Born Jan 08, 1836 🇳🇱 Dronryp, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Passed Away Jun 25, 1912 Wiesbaden, German Empire
Lifespan 76 years old
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"Marble is the mirror of sunlight; in its cool stone, the glory of the ancient world endures."

Archival Overview

Dutch-born British Victorian painter whose dazzlingly realistic depictions of gleaming Roman white marble, azure Mediterranean seas, and 'The Roses of Heliogabalus' defined classical luxury.

Biographical Record

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912 CE) moved from the Netherlands to London in 1870, knighted by Queen Victoria and becoming one of the wealthiest painters of the British Empire.

Obsessed with Roman archaeology, he imported genuine Italian marble to his studio, famous for his astonishing optical rendering of sunlight reflecting off polished marble floors, bronze, and seafoam.

Key Life Milestones

1888

The Roses of Heliogabalus

Completed his sensational canvas of Emperor Elagabalus smothering guests under rose petals, having weekly boxes of real roses sent from the French Riviera to paint.

1904

The Finding of Moses

Completed his archaeological masterpiece, purchased for the immense sum of £5,250 and celebrated throughout the British Empire.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Saint Paul's Cathedral Crypt
London, United Kingdom
GPS: 51.5139, -0.0983
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