Cleopatra (Artemisia Gentileschi, Ferrara)

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

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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]

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  1. 1 2 Nancy 2005, p. 157.

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