On this day in 30 B.C., it is believed
Cleopatra succumbed to death by her own hand. Throughout the centuries, legends claimed she received the bite of an asp, although recent investigation into her death suggests she drank a poisonous concoction. Her great beauty, tumultuous life, and tragic death have provided art and literature with an abundance of subject matter.
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GUIDO CAGNACCI
The Death of Cleopatra
1658
Oil on canvas |
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MICHELANGELO
Cleopatra
1533-34
Black chalk on paper, 230 x 180 mm |
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PIETER PAUWEL RUBENS
Cleopatra
c. 1615
Oil on oak, 130 x 74 cm
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Eugène DELACROIX Cleopatra and the Peasant
1838
Oil on canvas |
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Johann Liss
The Death of Cleopatra
1622-24
Oil on canvas |
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