![]() ![]() Rudolf Dircks Artist Gallery Series: Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R.A. New York, 1884, as "Scene in a Roman Garden" (Pencil Drawing), 21 x 6 in., cat. William Henry Vanderbilt Collection of W. 5, "The Paintings and Watercolors," Alma-Tadema: "Scene in a Roman Garden" (pencil drawing). ![]() Vanderbilt’s House and Collection: described by Edward Strahan (pseudonym). Vosmaer Alma-Tadema Catalogue Raisonné (unpublished manuscript). View moreĬarel Vosmaer, Laurence Alma Tadema, C. An exquisite example of the artist’s draftsmanship, this sheet was created for the printmaker Leopold Löwenstam, who regularly etched Alma-Tadema’s compositions, and a related print was published in 1880. Visually, its curved form brings several figures into proximity without implying a specific narrative. In this case, the form is borrowed from a bench-shaped memorial-tomb on the Via dei Sepolcri at Pompeii. The curved marble bench, or exedra, bears a Latin inscription that refers to the Emperor Hadrian and demonstrates how the artist skillfully adapted archaeological sources to add authenticity. The stillness of the seated forms contrasts with the suggested movement of a young couple strolling on a path at right. At left, two young men sit in companionable contemplation near an older bearded figure whose pose and expression convey stoicism. Known for evocative recreations of the ancient world, Alma-Tadema here represents Roman men and women of different ages enjoying a warm fall day. ![]()
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