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The Death of Cleopatra

c. 1645–55

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The story

Cagnacci, whose turbulent life more than once became a scandal, painted single sensual figures like this Cleopatra for private collectors, mixing moral lessons with bare flesh. The Met's picture was shown in 2018 in Cincinnati beside his later Cleopatra from the Brera, the first time the two hung together.

Source, Cincinnati Art Museum

Object details

Title: The Death of Cleopatra
Artist: Guido Cagnacci
Date: c. 1645–55
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Credit line: Image source The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access. License Public domain (Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true).
Object number: EFA.0513
Original image: 2496 × 3000 px
Source record: View on The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Guido Cagnacci. The Death of Cleopatra. c. 1645–55. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image source The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access. License Public domain (Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true). In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0513/