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Joining in on that ship dynamics meme hehe

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A sudden inspiration came to me

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The Roses of Heliogabalus, 1888, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912).

This beautiful 19th century work, ‘The Roses of Heliogabalus,’ was painted by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). The painting depicts a banquet held by the eccentric Roman emperor Elagabalus (Heliogabalus). This story comes from the ‘Augustan History,’ in which Elagabalus smothers his guests with petals released from above. While it looks like a beautiful scene, some of his guests are supposedly smothered to death, buried under the weight and unable to escape.

In order to get the right likeness of the colossal amount of petals, Lawrence Alma-Tadema had to have roses sent to him in the United Kingdom, from France. Roses were out of season as he painted this piece, so Alma-Tadema was required to continue ordering rose petals for months.

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Works by American artist Gerald Brom (1965- )

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Apollo and Daphne, 1600’s, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)

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Jeune Fille De Face, 1899, by Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950)

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Sir Galahad and the Holy Grail, 1896-1901, by Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911)

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Portrait einer jungen Dame, by Charles Hermans (1839-1924)

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Luis Ricardo Falero Walpurgisnacht, 1878

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Lady with a Corsage, 1911, by Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938)

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by Benjamin Victor

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Falling Star, 1884, by Witold Pruszkowski (1846-1896)

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The Orchid, 20th century, by Fujishima Takeji (1867-1943)

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‘Ahasuerus at the End of the World,’ 1888, by Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (1860-1933)

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Summer Flowers, 1903, by John William Godward (1861-1922)