Read the story behind the opulent 1888 masterpiece by Anglo-Dutch painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888) Collection of Pérez Simón, Mexico.

Travelers to the Netherlands might consider a stop in the town of Leeuwarden in the northern part of the country, just several hours by car or train from Amsterdam, for a major retrospective of ...

a person who did not tolerate pronouns, only participated in “one-man shows” and wore masculine clothes designed in consultation with designers including Elsa Schiaparelli. Peek around an elaborate ...

Lawrence Alma-Tadema was once one of the most sought-after painters in Europe during the 19th century for his pictures depicting the stern rulers and handsome youth of ancient Greece and Rome. The ...

Victorian-era critic John Ruskin called him the “worst painter of the 19th century.” Another critic thought a cigar box was Victorian-era critic John Ruskin called him the “worst painter of the 19th ...

18 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (46.4 x 21.3 cm) Frame 28 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches ...

The Art Amateur, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Feb., 1884), pp. 71-74 (4 pages) This item is openly available as part of an Open JSTOR Collection. For terms of use, please refer to ...

Even in his own heyday, the late 19th century, when his paintings won highest prizes at international expositions and earned him a knighthood from Queen Victoria, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was by no ...