The Death of Cleopatra
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Guido Cagnacci
Artist bio: Italian, Santarcangelo di Romagna 1601–1663 Vienna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1645–55
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 37 3/8 × 29 1/2 in. (95 × 75 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Diane Burke Gift, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, Friends of European Paintings Gifts, Gwynne Andrews Fund, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and Álvaro Saieh Bendeck Gifts, Gift and Bequest of George Blumenthal and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, and Michel David-Weill Gift, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Cleopatra|Snakes|Women