In 2021, I presented a paper called “Immersion through authenticity: Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s classicism and theatre” at the University of Bristol’s conference on Antiquity and Immersivity, organised by Emma Cole (now at the University of Queensland). This has grown into a book chapter as part of Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception, which is currently in preparation.
Lawrence Alma-Tadema – the Dutch-born painter who settled in London and became known for his illusory studies of ancient Rome, Greece, and Egypt – is known as a classicist first and foremost. But how can we interpret his work from a performative and immersive standpoint, taking into account the effect his work can have?
Dr. Marte Stinis 