134_01
Type
painting
Title
The Death of Cleopatra
Maker of the object
Cairo, Francesco del (1607-1665, Italian)
Date
circa 1645-1650
Materials
oil on canvas
Culture / painting school
Italian
Description
Three-quarter-length nude female figure of Cleopatra. Shown swaying in her death agony as an asp, or snake, winds itself around her arm and attacks her left breast.
Category
PAINTINGS
Measurements
framed: 1486 mm x 1143 mm x 96 mm;unframed: 1295 mm x 977 mm