Well-acknowledged in his time, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema brought scenes from ancient history to life in his decadent paintings. During the earlier stages of his artistic career, he started by depicting ...
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.