tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post1770862456343534657..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: Alma-Tadema Paints Something Non-ClassicalDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-64989422404142161592019-07-16T09:51:31.843-07:002019-07-16T09:51:31.843-07:00I’m probably all wrong on this but I keep seeing a...I’m probably all wrong on this but I keep seeing a relationship between the look of Alma-Tadema’s work and that of Howard Pyle. It could be something as vague as the general look of late nineteenth and early twentieth century realistic art.<br /><br />This latest post is one that I like very much. The painting has a strange composition with an odd value pattern. Most of the picture is a mass of darker values with everything of interest on the right side. Regardless, it still has great appeal.Paul Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953800994005887026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-12732153463073596852019-07-15T03:28:36.889-07:002019-07-15T03:28:36.889-07:00Agreed...Alma-Tadema was particularly skilled at d...Agreed...Alma-Tadema was particularly skilled at depicting crisp three dimensional objects in two dimensional paintings. And I agree that his classical marble was always totally believable. <br /><br />But if there was no hard-edge pattern on THIS model's dress material, that only proved what a truly flexible artist Alma-Tadema was.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com