Well-acknowledged in his time, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema brought scenes from ancient history to life in his decadent paintings. During the earlier stages of his artistic career, he started by depicting ...

Born Lourens Alma Tadema on January 8, 1836, in Dronrijp, Netherlands, he was the sixth child of Pieter Jiltes Tadema, a village notary, and Hinke Dirks Brouwer. After his father’s death in 1840, his ...

A guest on Antiques Roadshow stunned viewers and expert Rupert Maas after refusing to sell a portrait believed to be among the most valuable paintings ever featured on the show. The artwork, a ...

Lawrence Alma-Tadema was once one of the most sought-after painters in Europe during the 19th century for his pictures depicting the stern rulers and handsome youth of ancient Greece and Rome. The ...

"Antiques Roadshow" is a great guilty pleasure for wannabe antiquers, but once in awhile their appraisers find some truly unique gems. Recently, one guest showed off a portrait that had been in his ...

Travelers to the Netherlands might consider a stop in the town of Leeuwarden in the northern part of the country, just several hours by car or train from Amsterdam, for a major retrospective of ...

Victorian-era critic John Ruskin called him the “worst painter of the 19th century.” Another critic thought a cigar box was Victorian-era critic John Ruskin called him the “worst painter of the 19th ...