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Cleopatra
Rita Angus1938
Te Papa
Wellington, New Zealand
‘[Cleopatra] has made a deep impression as regards my pacifist views …’ – Rita Angus, 1942
Radiant in viridian green, Rita Angus paints herself as a modern Cleopatra. Angus was a committed feminist, and a pacifist. She was fascinated by the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, who she saw as a figure of peace and power. Angus believed that ancient Egypt was a culture that had allowed women both freedom and equality.
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- Title: Cleopatra
- Creator: Rita Angus
- Creator Lifespan: 1908 - 1970
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Gender: Female
- Creator Death Place: Wellington
- Creator Birth Place: Hastings
- Date Created: 1938
- Location Created: New Zealand
- Physical Dimensions: h464 x w376 mm
- Type: Painting
- External Link: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Medium: oil on canvas on plywood
- Credit Line: Purchased 1998 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Reproduced courtesy of the Estate of Rita Angus
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