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The Baths of Caracalla

Print
1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
Berlin (printed)

This is a reproduction of a popular painting (now in a private collection) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. He was a leading history painter whose work was inspired by the civilisations of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. He painted details of the imagined daily life of these ancient cultures and architectural ruins with an exacting accuracy that was based on his travels and archaeological photographs. This scene shows Alma-Tadema's imagined reconstruction of the baths of the Roman emperor Caracalla (176-217); the ruins can still be seen in Rome.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Baths of Caracalla (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
photogravure on paper
Brief description
'The Baths of Caracalla', photogravure after Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1900
Physical description
Print after the painting by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.8cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 51cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Subjects depicted
Baths
Women
Summary
This is a reproduction of a popular painting (now in a private collection) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. He was a leading history painter whose work was inspired by the civilisations of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. He painted details of the imagined daily life of these ancient cultures and architectural ruins with an exacting accuracy that was based on his travels and archaeological photographs. This scene shows Alma-Tadema's imagined reconstruction of the baths of the Roman emperor Caracalla (176-217); the ruins can still be seen in Rome.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.175-1970

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Record createdDecember 23, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O180790/the-baths-of-caracalla-print-alma-tadema-lawrence/
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