Alma-tadema, Sir Lawrence
Related Category: European Art, 1600 to the Present: Biographies
(ăl´mə-tăd´ĭmə), 1836–1912, English painter, b. Friesland. He studied in Belgium, where he lived until 1869. In that year he went to England; there he became a citizen and enjoyed a long popularity and many honors. He is best known for his scholarly and meticulous paintings of scenes from Greek and Roman life.
