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Ando Hiroshige - The prominent Japenese woodblock print artist Ando Hiroshige was born in 1797 in Edo (Tokyo). His father Tokaui Tanaka was a samurai as well as a fireman. In 1809 both his mother and father died, leaving Ando to take over his father’s position at the firehouse. From birth, Ando had an inclination toward art, which he cultivated while performing his duties at the firehouse. Read More.
Alma-Tadema - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (January 8, 1836--June 25, 1912) was a Dutch-born artist. He studied in Antwerp and moved to England in 1869. He is known for his paintings of semi-nudes set against classical backdrops from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. One of his most famous paintings was "The Roses of Heliogabalus" (1888), based on an episode from the life of the infamously debauched Roman Emperor Heliogabalus. His realistic depiction of marble led him to be called the 'marbelous painter'. "An Audience at Agrippa's" shows the emperor approaching to receive gifts from his clients. When an admirer of the painting offered to pay a substantial sum for a painting with a similar theme Alma-Tadema simply turned the emperor around to show him leaving in After the Audience .
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