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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
30960
label
My Sister Is Not In
core
obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
30960
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
My Sister Is Not In
description
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.
provenance
Commissioned by Messrs Pilgeram and L.H. Lefevre, London, 1879; purchased by Messrs Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1879; purchased by Samuel P. Avery, May 1880; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1884 [S. P. Avery as dealer]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1879
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
40.6
height
31.1
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 × W: 12 1/4 × D: 1/4 in. (40.64 × 31.12 × 0.64 cm); Framed H: 28 7/8 × W: 25 1/2 × D: 5 1/2 in. (73.34 × 64.77 × 13.97 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] On door jamb at lower left: L Alma Tadema op. CCX
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
4782
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
813
2326
2553
3300
3441
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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