The Death of Cleopatra (circa 1645–55) by Guido Cagnacci, from the Original, Framed Art Print Size:18″ x 24″ Craft of Weave: knitted

The Death of Cleopatra (circa 1645–55) by Guido Cagnacci, from the Original, Framed Art Print Size:18″ x 24″ Craft of Weave: knittedPublic domain art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art digitally enhanced from the original in high resolution. Cagnaccis erotically charged and emotionally engaging subject appealed to the Baroque imagination in poetry, theater, and painting. Taken from the ancient Greek writer Plutarchs Lives, Cleopatra commits suicide with a viper bite following the defeat of her beloved, the Roman Mark Antony. Cagnaccis treatment is indebted to Guido Reni, but the

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