{"id":24209,"date":"2018-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/dev-en\/antiek\/uncategorized\/reading-from-homer-sir-lawrence-lourens-alma-tadema-ca-1885\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:02:33","slug":"reading-from-homer-lawrence-alma-tadema-1885","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/sir-lawrence-alma-tadema\/reading-from-homer-lawrence-alma-tadema-1885\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading from Homer &#8211; Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ca. 1885"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A READING FROM HOMER \u2013 VICTORIAN ERA PHOTOGRAVURE AFTER LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>A Reading from Homer<\/em>&#8220;, photogravure made by the Berlin Photographic Company around <strong>1885<\/strong>, after the celebrated painting (Opus CCLXVII) by <strong>Lawrence Alma-Tadema<\/strong>. With original hand colouring. Size: approx. 41.5 \u00d7 83 cm. In its original frame.<\/p>\n<p>A young <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhapsode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rhapsode<\/a>, holding a papyrus scroll, recites the epic poetry of Homer to an attentive audience gathered on a sunlit marble terrace overlooking the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea. Crowned with a laurel wreath, the storyteller gestures towards his listeners, who appear completely absorbed in his performance.<\/p>\n<p>The reader&#8217;s marble seat was inspired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theatre_of_Dionysus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theatre of Dionysus<\/a> in Athens. The variety of costumes worn by his audience suggests the universal appeal of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homer<\/a>&#8216;s poetry. The elegantly dressed figure, partially cut off at the far left, contrasts sharply with the reclining young man in the foreground, who wears a simple goatskin garment.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone appreciated Alma-Tadema&#8217;s interpretation of classical antiquity. One contemporary critic complained that the figures&#8217; facial features were &#8220;of a low order&#8221; and considered them inappropriate for the dignity of the subject. Alma-Tadema, however, embraced the nineteenth-century view of Homer as a popular poet whose works appealed to a broad audience, rather than belonging exclusively to an intellectual elite.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Alma-Tadema also hoped that his own artistic interpretation of Homer would reach a similarly wide audience. Indeed, A Reading from Homer became widely known through engravings, photogravures and other reproductions. Whereas the artist&#8217;s original paintings commanded prices affordable only to wealthy collectors, these reproductions brought his celebrated visions of classical antiquity into the homes of a much wider public.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philamuseum.org\/objects\/102964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original painting<\/a>, commissioned by the American collector <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Gurdon_Marquand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Gurdon Marquand<\/a>, is now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 2.950,- (incl. frame)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A READING FROM HOMER \u2013 VICTORIAN ERA PHOTOGRAVURE AFTER LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA &#8220;A Reading from Homer&#8220;, photogravure made by the Berlin Photographic Company around 1885, after the celebrated painting (Opus CCLXVII) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. With original hand colouring. Size: approx. 41.5 \u00d7 83 cm. 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