The Death of Cleopatra

Edmonia Lewiscarved 1876

Details

Title: The Death of Cleopatra
Creator: Edmonia Lewis, born Greenbush (now Rensselaer), NY 1844-died London, England 1907
Date Created: carved 1876
Physical Dimensions: 63 x 31 1/4 x 46 in. (160.0 x 79.4 x 116.8 cm.)
Subject Keywords: Women, Reptile, Ethnicity, Animals, Figure female, State of being, Portraits, Death, Suicide, History, Snakes
Original Source: See this work of art on the Smithsonian American Art Museum website
Medium: marble

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