My Sister Is Not In. Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Alma-Tadema was born in Friesland, the Netherlands, but was trained in Belgium. After the death of his first wife in 1870, he moved to London where he developed a reputation for his seemingly accurate reconstructions of genre scenes set in ancient Rome. Here, a Roman maiden closes a curtain in an unconvincing attempt to conceal her sister from a suitor. Alma-Tadema's wealthy British patrons could readily relate to the individuals he portrays: members of the upper class in an era of affluence.
1879
oil on panel
Height: 40.5 cm (15.9 in). Width: 31.2 cm (12.3 in). ; Framed Height: 73.7 cm (29 in). Width: 64.8 cm (25.5 in). Depth: 12.1 cm (4.8 in).
Current location
Walters Art Museum Link back to Institution infobox template wikidata:Q210081
Accession number 37.86
Place of creation London, England, United Kingdom
Object history
1884: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore
[S. P. Avery as dealer]
Walters Art Museum. 1931, by bequest
Exhibition history Empires Restored, Elysium Revisited: The Art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; Taft Museum of Art, Cincinatti; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1991-1992. [Exhibition title unknown, held at the Royal Academy, London]. Royal Academy of Arts, London. 1880. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. 1996-1997.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1884
Inscriptions [Signature] On door jamb at lower left: L Alma Tadema op. CCX
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