Glaucus and Nydia
1867
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, 1836–1912)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Glaucus and Nydia, 1867. Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, 1836–1912). Oil on wood panel; framed: 55.5 x 81 x 4.5 cm (21 7/8 x 31 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 39 x 64.3 cm (15 3/8 x 25 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1977.128 Alma-Tadema, one of the most popular Victorian painters, became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire. His vision of the ancient world was constantly reproduced on film in Hollywood.
- Maker/Artist
- Alma-Tadema, Lawrence
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- Framed: 55.5 x 81 x 4.5 cm (21 7/8 x 31 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 39 x 64.3 cm (15 3/8 x 25 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed upper left: L. Alma Tadema 67
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1977.128
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1977, The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection, <em>The Works of Lawrence Alma Tadema (1882-83)</em>, Grosvenor Gallery, London, United Kingdom, lent by the Marquis de Santurce (1867)., <em>Victorians in Togas: Paintings by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema from the Collection of Allen Funt.</em> Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (1973).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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