1800s Alma-Tadema Antique Woodcut Anacreon Reading his Poems Framed Signed COA

  
Of the world's finest artists from. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (born Lourens Alma Tadema) (Dutch, 1836 - 1912).

Catullus Reading his Poems at Lesbia's House (also known as Anacreon Reading his Poems at Lesbia's House). Antique woodcut on wove paper after the original painting by Master Wood Engraver C. Image Size 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches. Approximately 19 x 20 inches. This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new material.

This is not a modern print. This woodcut is more than 125 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp. Alma-Tadema, the son of a Dutch notary, studied art at the Antwerp Academy (1852-58) under the Belgian historical painter Hendrik Leys, assisting the painter in 1859 with frescoes for the Stadhuis (town hall) in Antwerp.

During a visit to Italy in 1863, Alma-Tadema became interested in Greek and Roman antiquity and Egyptian archaeology, and afterward he depicted imagery almost exclusively from those sources. Moving to England, he became a naturalized British subject in 1873 and was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1879. He was knighted in 1899.

Alma-Tadema excelled at the accurate re-creation of ancient architecture and costumes and the precise depiction of textures of marble, bronze, and silk. His expert rendering of settings provides a backdrop for anecdotal scenes set in the ancient world. Alma-Tadema's wife, Laura Epps, was also a painter. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described.

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