Spurius Tadius

{{Short description|Roman muralist}}

Spurius Tadius, also Ludius or Studius, was a Roman muralist of the Augustan period. His exact date of birth and death are unknown. Some manuscripts refer to him by alternate names, including Studius and Ludius.{{cite web|url=http://ta.sandrart.net/edition/person/view/885|title=Brief Biography of Spurius Tadius (German)|accessdate=2013-07-16}}

Tadius painted landscape murals during the reign of Augustus. He was noted for his scenes of villas and ports.{{cite web|url=http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500057631|title=Getty Reference to Ludius|accessdate=2013-07-16}} According to Pliny the Elder's Natural History, he introduced this genre of painting to Rome;https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D35%3Achapter%3D37 many frescoes consistent with his style have been found in Roman villas of the period, although none have been credited to him.