In the Tepidarium by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

In the Tepidarium - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Fine Art Canvas Wall Art

At a Glance

For collectors searching fine art oil painting, In the Tepidarium is a dependable choice. Painted in layered oils on canvas after Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, this traditional work reads equally well as classic canvas wall art and as a thoughtful housewarming gift.

The Story Behind the Painting

1881
Oil on panel
Lady Lever Art Gallery - Liverpool, Port Sunlight, United Kingdom.

Alma-Tadema was born in Holland but settled in London, where he achieved great success with his scenes of daily life in ancient times.

The tepidarium was the warm Roman bath. This painting shows a girl holding an ostrich feather and a strigil used for scraping the skin after soaping and oiling it. Alma-Tadema generally contrasted archaeologically accurate detail with aggressively modern figures and attitudes. He was also the most gifted exponent among Victorian painters in rendering exactly textures, surfaces and colours.

This combination of learning and realism proved very disconcerting when applied to the nude. It is surprising that A and F Pears, who owned this work before Leverhulme purchased it in 1916, could ever have considered using it in a soap advertisement, however appropriate for the purpose it may be.

As bedroom wall art, the piece pairs naturally with other traditional wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.

100% Hand Painted on Canvas

Oil on canvas remains the reference standard for traditional reproductions. Our artists apply pigment by hand, blending the fine art tones directly on the surface for depth that a printed fine art oil painting simply cannot match.

What Is Included

• Genuine hand painted oil painting on premium artist canvas; no printing or digital imaging is used.
• An extra 2-inch blank border is left around all edges for easy stretching and framing.
• Sold studio-direct and shipped worldwide, with no intermediary markup.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Choose from standard sizes or request a custom dimension to fit your wall.
• Multiple low-cost carriers available, including DHL, UPS, FedEx and USPS.
• No-cost gallery stretching on wood bars, plus optional made-to-order framing.
• We send a digital image of your fine art painting for approval before it ships.

Wall Decor & Gifting

traditional canvas wall art is one of the easiest ways to warm a bedroom. Pair this piece with natural linen, dark wood, or brushed brass, and let the hand painted surface do the rest.

Delivery, Sizes & Guarantee

Whether the search term is fine art oil painting, bedroom wall art, or traditional oil painting wall decor, this hand painted canvas delivers the same thing: a real painted surface, made to your chosen dimensions.