MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA, OM - A Roman Emperor (Claudius) - Walters 37165.jpg In AD 41 the debauched Roman emperor Caligula was murdered Gratus a member of the Praetorian draws a curtain aside to reveal the terrified Claudius who is ...
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Keywords: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA, OM - A Roman Emperor (Claudius) - Walters 37165.jpg In AD 41 the debauched Roman emperor Caligula was murdered Gratus a member of the Praetorian draws a curtain aside to reveal the terrified Claudius who is hailed as emperor on the spot Beneath the herm in the background lie the bodies of Caligula his wife Caesonia their young daughter and of a bystander The blood stains on the herm denote the struggle that has transpired as well as the setting the Hermaeum an apartment in the Palace where Claudius had sought refuge 1871 Oil on canvas cm 86 174 3 ; Framed cm 128 9 218 4 14 accession number 37 165 637 William T Walters city Baltimore from artist with Charles W Deschamps as agent Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1882 Signature On altar socle L Alma Tadema; Date On altar socle 71 Empires Restored Elysium Revisited The Art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum AJ Amsterdam; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown; Taft Museum of Art Cincinatti; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1991-1992 Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum AJ Amsterdam; Walker Art Gallery Liverpool 1996-1997 Exposition Universelle Paris 1878 I Claudius Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1977-1978 place of origin Spain PD-old-auto 1912 Ancient Roman historical paintings by L Alma-Tadema Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum
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