The original oil painting created by Lawrence Alma-Tadema in 1872 was titled An Egyptian Widow in the Time of Diocletian. It is an oil on would panel composition which is currently owned by the British Arts Council. The reproduction offered is hand painted to the highest standards by skilled artists able to replicate the classicism and perfection of this world renowned Victorian painter.

Merovingian themes from the Kingdom of the Franks were Alma-Tadema’s favored subject before he relocated to England in 1870. He then changed his subject matter to Egyptian and Roman antiquity which appealed much more to Victorian England. Nevertheless, this artist’s subject matter was always romantic and sensitive to antiquity: And he would always spend a great deal of energy carrying out research for his oil paintings – Without question Alma-Tadema was a true perfectionist throughout his artistic life: And this clearly shows within this oil painting An Egyptian Window with its incredible attention to detail.

Alma-Tadema quickly befriended the Pre-Raphaelite Group upon his arrival in England. The change in his work is notable: Their influence bringing a lighter less somber approach to his oil paintings: With regards to the weight of the brushwork as well as his color palette. Again, this is evident in this wonderful oil painting An Egyptian Window – Indeed a classic art work from one of the most revered painters in Victorian England.