Date : 1894
Material : Oil on canvas
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European Painting
Painting (All?gorie)
Area related
England
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Alma-Tadema here represented the Victorian custom of sending children into the country to gather flowers on May 1. By setting the scene in ancient Rome, he suggested the festival's antique origins. Details of architecture, dress, sculpture, and musical instruments are based on Roman originals. The painting's emphasis on the classical past belies the holiday's true character at the end of the 1800s, when violent workers' demonstrations dominated May Day.
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