First Night Design | The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1885)

Buy Now! The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra – Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1885)

The work of the Dutch-born artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema [1836-1912] is unmistakable. A dazzling Mediterranean sea? Exquisitely rendered marble? A delectable female or two draped in classical robes? The chances are you’re looking at a painting by Alma-Tadema. His detailed brush strokes and rich colours owe much to his Dutch forebears and while one might consider his paintings to be somewhat chocolate-box pretty, it’s difficult  not to be charmed by them. You may remember that the last time I mentioned Sir Lawrence was when I adapted another of his pieces, Ask Me No More, for The Proposal.

Lourens Alma Tadema [Wikipedia]

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra was commissioned by a Samuel Hawk of New York in 1883 and painted in 1885, its inspiration taken from Shakespeare’s play. Alma-Tadema trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp in Belgium but moved to England in 1870 and there he remained, though he was in Wiesbaden, Germany, when he died in 1912.

Lourens Alma Tadema’s birth house and statue in Dronrijp, Netherlands [Wikipedia]

Framed Print at Fine Art America

Available at the following galleries:
First Night Vintage Zazzle US
First Night Vintage Zazzle UK
Fine Art America
Fine Art England

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