Cleopatra (Artemisia Gentileschi, Ferrara)

Cleopatra is a c.1620 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, now in the Fondazione Cavallini-Sgarbi collection in Ferrara. It was formerly misattributed to Guido Cagnacci. It shows Cleopatra committing suicide with an asp.

Cleopatra
ArtistArtemisia Gentileschi
Yearc.1620
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions97 cm × 71.5 cm (38 in × 28.1 in)
LocationFondazione Cavallini-Sgarbi collection, Ferrara

Gentileschi painted four different versions of Cleopatra, one of which is currently lost.[1] This version shows the queen upright, in a pose used by contemporary artists such as Guido Reni.[1]

See also

References
  1. Nancy 2005, p. 157.

Sources
  • Nancy, Jean-Luc (2005). The ground of the image. New York. ISBN 9780823225408.


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