![]() ![]() What is happening here? That's what the viewer will ask after taking a closer look at the ominous scene. The faces look confused and questioning out between the blossoms. In this sea of blossoms, other guests of the feast can be seen, some already almost completely submerged in the pink waves (left), some only lightly sprinkled (right). The foreground of the picture is literally flooded by a wave of pink rose blossoms. Adding to the authentic antique effect - which Alma-Tadema took extremely seriously - is the statue of Dionysus in the background and the woman entertaining the guests by playing an antique double flute (auloi). The young ruler is dressed in high-quality golden robes and his head is crowned with a matching tiara. The titular emperor can be seen at the left edge of the group. Interested and joyfully excited, they all look at the events in the foreground. ![]() It is a tall narrow painting, 178.4 × 80.3 cm, painted in oil on canvas, and also its original, hefty, classic-style frame was designed by the artist. ![]() He had worked on it for four years, making at least one major alteration. The subject is the celebration parade marking the return of spring. On a somewhat elevated platform surrounded by columns, against a clear blue sky in the background of the picture, one sees a group of wealthy Romans typically dining while reclining. Part of a group of studies of drapery, male nudes and Egyptian costumes by Alma-Tadema, all apparently taken from an early sketchbook, have been dated to. Alma Tadema finished painting 'Spring' in 1894. ![]()
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