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Cleopatra
Guido Cagnacci17th century?
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
DPG160 seems to be a copy of a picture currently in the collection of Richard F. Spear, which is close in style to Cagnacci. It depicts the scene of Cleopatra's tragic death: traditionally, Cleopatra is believed to have killed herself by inducing a snake (in some sources, an Egyptian cobra) to bite her chest.
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Details
- Title: Cleopatra
- Creator Lifespan: 1601 - 1663
- Date: 17th century?
- Physical Dimensions: w623 x h753 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Notes: DPG160 seems to be a copy of a picture currently in the collection of Richard F. Spear, which is close in style to Cagnacci.
- Work Nationality: Italian (Bolognese)
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Manner of: Cagnacci, Guido
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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