A Reading from Homer
Lawrence Alma-Tadema · 1885
Why it's great
People in a Roman house listen to a reader as he recites the great Greek poet Homer, in a bright marble room with a view of the sea. Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a Dutch-born painter who lived in London, painted ancient life with every marble detail. The picture shows the love of stories that we still share. It's a beautiful scene of ancient culture.
Where to see it
📍 Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, United States
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema was born in a village in the Netherlands and settled in London, England, in 1870. He became famous for sunny paintings of ancient Rome and Greece, filled with marble, flowers, and sea views. He was knighted and extremely popular during his lifetime. He died in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1912.
