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| '''''The Roses of Heliogabalus''''' is a famous ] of ] by the Anglo-Dutch academician ], at present in private hands, and based on a probably invented episode in the life of the ] ] (]-]). ] is portrayed attempting to smother his unsuspecting guests in rose-petals released from false ceiling panels. The canvas measures 52" by 84 1/8", which may, like ratios within the painting itself, be intended to encode the ]. (52" / 84 1/8" = 0.618127..., and the golden mean = 0.618033...) | '''''The Roses of Heliogabalus''''' is a famous ] of ] by the Anglo-Dutch academician ], at present in private hands, and based on a probably invented episode in the life of the ] ] (]-]). ] is portrayed attempting to smother his unsuspecting guests in rose-petals released from false ceiling panels. The canvas measures 52" by 84 1/8", which may, like ratios within the painting itself, be intended to encode the ]. (52" / 84 1/8" = 0.618127..., and the golden mean = 0.618033...) | ||
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The Roses of Heliogabalus is a famous painting of 1888 by the Anglo-Dutch academician Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, at present in private hands, and based on a probably invented episode in the life of the Roman emperor Heliogabalus (204-222). Heliogabalus is portrayed attempting to smother his unsuspecting guests in rose-petals released from false ceiling panels. The canvas measures 52" by 84 1/8", which may, like ratios within the painting itself, be intended to encode the golden mean. (52" / 84 1/8" = 0.618127..., and the golden mean = 0.618033...)
External link
- The Roses of Heliogabalus at Humanities Web