#the roses of heliogabalus by lawrence alma-tadema

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flowers + art

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch-British, 1836-1912) The Roses of Heliogabalus, 1888

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The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888, oil on canvas) | Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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The Roses of Heliogabalus by Lawrence Alma Tadema (1888, Öl auf Leinwand)

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The Roses of Heliogabalus

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

1888

Happy Valentine’s Day, from the young Roman Emperor Elagabalus, who is illustrated here, in this possible false depiction, drowning his courtly subjects in rose petals.

“In a banqueting-room with a reversible ceiling he once buried his guests in violets and other flowers, so that some were actually smothered to death, being unable to crawl out to the top.”

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The roses of Heliogabalus (1888)- Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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rock and hard place - better call saul / garden song - phoebe bridgers / the garden of death - hugo simberg / the roses of heliogabalus - sir lawrence alma tadema / sheep in fog - sylvia plath / martyr in the catacombs - jules cyrille cavé / ophelia - fredrich wilhelm theodor heyser / edvard munch

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craving humanity

based on “The Roses of Heliogabalus” by Lawrence Alma-Tedema :)

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“the roses of heliogabalus” by lawrence alma-tadema.

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1888, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Roses of Heliogabalus

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The Roses of Heliogabalus by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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The Roses of Heliogabalus, Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

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The Roses of Heliogabalus (detail), 1898, oil on canvas Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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Ancient Rome through the art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

"Alma-Tadema's highly detailed depictions of Roman life and architecture, based on meticulous archaeological research, led Hollywood directors to his paintings as models for their cinematic ancient world, in films such as D. W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916), Ben Hur (1926), and Cleopatra (1934). The design of the Oscar-winning Roman epic Gladiator (2000) took its main inspiration from his paintings, as well as that of the interior of Cair Paravel castle in The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)" Wikipedia (User:JMF)

Tibullus at Delia's (1866) The Roman poet Tibullus is shown reciting to a group of friends in the house of his mistress, Delia.

The Tepidarium (1881) Lounging next to the tepidarium (warm room of the baths) a curvaceous beauty takes her rest. She holds a strigil in her right hand. Oil on panel. included in the 2006 book 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die."

Amo te, ama me (1881). Oil on panel

A Roman Emperor AD 41 (1881) Oil on canvas

Spring (1894) Oil on canvas

Caracalla and Geta (1907)

A Favourite Custom (1909) Oil on panel

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (1883) Oil on canvas

An Audience at Agrippa's (1876) Oil on canvas

Caracalla (1902) Oil on panel

The Triumph of Titus: The Flavians (1885) Oil on canvas

Entrance of the theatre (1866) Oil on canvas

The Oleander (1882)

The flower market (1868)

An Eloquent Silence (1890) Oil on panel

The Frigidarium (1890) -Cold water room of the baths- Oil on canvas

Watching and waiting (1897)

The poet Gallus dreaming (1892) Oil on panel

The roses of Heliogabalus (1888) Oil on canvas

A balneatrix (1876) Watercolour painting

A Roman Art Lover (1868) Oil on panel

The Cymbal Player (1872) A Garden Altar (1879

The mirror (1868) Oil on canvas

A Collection of Pictures at the Time of Augustus (1867) Oil

A Sculpture Gallery in Rome at the Time of Agrippa (1867)

Hadrian Visiting a Romano-British Pottery (1884) Oil on canvas

The Baths at Caracalla (1899)

Unconscious Rivals (1893) Oil on panel

Silver Favourites (1903) Oil on wood

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THE ROSES OF HELIOGABALUS /1888/ by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

Elagabalus reigned as the Roman emperor from 218 to 222 A.D. before being murdered at the age of 18. His rule was marked by scandal and excess, even by those living at the same time. Elagabalus is often cited as one of the most unfavourable Roman emperors in history.

This painting portrays the probably false account of Roman emperor Elagabalus, or Heliogabalus, hosting a lavish banquet where he adorned his guests with flowers. As per historical accounts in the Augustan History, guests were showered with flowers from artificial ceilings.

The tale tells of a large amount of flowers dropping from the ceiling and forming such a high pile that a few guests were actually smothered and suffocated to death. Elagabalus is visible observing the scene in the background, positioned second from the left.

For added drama, Alma-Tadema chose to portray all the flowers as roses. During the winter, Alma-Tadema had roses brought from the French Riviera to his studio for four months while painting this piece to make sure the roses were accurately portrayed.

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Detail: The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888)

— by sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema