Juggler

Date: 1870
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: private collection
Dimensions: 78.7 x 50.1

The painting depicts a scene that could be from ancient Rome or Greece. We see the interior of a richly decorated room with frescoed walls and a canellated column. People listening intently sit and stand around a young man who stands and gestures, perhaps telling a story or reciting poetry. Light passes through an open doorway, illuminating the scene.

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Alma-Tadema painted picture Juggler in 1870. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is portrait. Original size is 78.7 x 50.1. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). British painter of Dutch origin. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Antwerp. In 1870 he settled in England. Painted classical motifs - mostly luxury (and decadence) of the Roman Empire, its stature has advocated to the beautiful marble interior, against the background of dazzling blue sea and sky. Detailed and realistic prokresloval objects in his paintings, masterfully managed reflections marble, metal objects. He was obsessed with precision - often painted architecture or things according to reality (perhaps in a museum). He kept the flowers from Africa carry a large rush is painted until the fresh ... During his life he was an important painter of the Victorian era and gained a good position. After his death, his importance in the eyes of critics fell, but by the 60s of the last century is once again becoming popular and award-winning author.