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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CyberSix Intro Theme - Coral Egan
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1998 nickelodeon trade ad
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All this talk about gays not being able to drive is blatant erasure of those of us who were brave enough to weather the trials of the DMV (Forbes’ selection for Straightest Place on Earth eleven years in a row) so that we could return triumphant, finally able to drive each other to the 24 hr grocery store at 2 am, the gayest hour, to buy cheap vodka and takis
Stand up for your rights, auto homos! Don’t let them forget your sacrifices
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HOLY HELL THATS A LOT OF PEOPLE
I know I’m not active much but thank y’all so much for +3k!!! This means a lot to me, and to show my appreciation, I’m doing a giveaway!! <3
I’m giving away ONE brand-new Ugee M708.
The specs are:
10"x6" active drawing area, 5080LPI resolution, 230RPS report rate, 2048 levels pen pressure, 8 customizable buttons, extra nibs, and a AAA Battery-powered pen. (I don’t think I can mail batteries though.) I will be paying for shipping as well, and will be asking for an address if you win so I may ship this item to you, so please only enter if you’re comfortable with that.
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i am in……FLPRIDA
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me: opens a package and sets the box aside
my cat:
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坂本龍一
Ryuichi Sakamoto is behind the mask :-)
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“You’re crying too!” - Akira Fudo
Title: Satan Casting Down Devilman (2018)
Artist: Etherelle
Medium: PSCS6, Digital
Subject: Devilman Crybaby
Parody of: St. Michael by Luca Giordano (~1663)
Art history is one of my favorite subjects to study, and being able to connect it to current culture is a fun and exciting challenge! This print will be debuting at ALA 2018, and is now available for preorder on my storenvy! Thank you so much for your interest! Q wQ/
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