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The Story of the Work
A Day at the Roman Baths: The Four-Hour Ritual
Step inside the Roman bathhouse for a sensory tour of the empire's daily ritual—from the sweating room to the cold plunge.
Explore the history →The Architect of Light: Why Alma-Tadema Built a Roman Villa in St. John's Wood
How a Victorian painter won the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture by turning his home into a living painting of Rome.
Explore the history →The Alma-Tadema Marble Technique: How the Master Painted Light Into Stone
Discover the secrets of the Alma-Tadema marble technique. Learn how the 'Marble Whisperer' used sub-surface scattering and synthetic pigments to turn oil paint into living stone.
Explore the history →Alma Tadema Caracalla: Act II - The Architecture of Distraction
Act II of the Alma Tadema Caracalla trilogy. How the murderer Emperor built the Baths to make Rome forget his crime, as depicted in Opus 356.
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