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The Story of the Work
Laura Alma Tadema: The Woman Who Saved the Artist
Meet Laura Alma Tadema. She was more than a muse. She was a celebrated artist, a loving wife, and the heart of the Golden Age.
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Before Spring and Roses of Heliogabalus, Alma Tadema lost an infant son to smallpox. The boy's name was never recorded. This is the grief he never spoke about.
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