Title:

The Roses of Heliogabalus

Artist:

Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912)

Date: 1888 Movement: Academic Art Theme: History Technique: Oil on canvas Museum:  Private collection Description: One of Tadema's most famous paintings is The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888) – based on an episode from the life of the infamously debauched Roman Emperor Elagabalus (Heliogabalus), the painting depicts the psychopathic Emperor suffocating his guest at an orgy under a cascade of rose petals.

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