In his Spring painting (1894), Lawrence Alma-Tadema represented the Victorian custom of sending children to collect flowers on May Day. By placing the scene in ancient Rome, he suggested the festival’s great antiquity through architectural details, dress, sculpture and musical instruments based on Roman originals.
In his
Spring painting (1894), Lawrence Alma-Tadema represented the Victorian custom of sending children to collect flowers on May Day. By placing the scene in ancient Rome, he suggested the festival’s great antiquity through architectural details, dress, sculpture and musical instruments based on Roman originals.
- | Author: Paperblanks
- | Publisher: Paperblanks
- | Publication Date: Oct 15, 2024
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9781439798034
- | ISBN-10: 1439798036
