page_title: The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
section_title: The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra Tapestries
hierarchical_section_title: The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra / The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra Tapestries
caption_attribution_description: English: Caesar in the Gallic Wars from the Story of Caesar and Cleopatra tapestry series
context_page_description: The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra is an amalgamation of fourteen tapestries put together by the Art Institute of Chicago from three separate tapestry series in their collection. The original tapestry series' were the Story of Caesar Augustus, the Story of Cleopatra, sometimes referred to as the Story of Cleopatra and Antony, and the Story of Zenobia and Aurelian, all designed by Justus van Egmont in the 17th century. The tapestries were made in the Flemish High Baroque style. They were produced by some of the leading weaving workshops of the time and were commercially successful.
context_section_description: Many of the tapestries in the original series were repeated compositions, with different captions to designate them as different scenes. The tapestries were commissioned and produced by several of the leading weaving workshops of the time, such as the Van Leefdael-Van der Strecken-Peemans association. The series were commercially successfully, as evidenced by the multiple editions that were produced.
  The subject matter of the tapestries demonstrates the interest in female historical figures during the 17th century. The tapestries were designed in the Flemish High Baroque style. They display signature characteristics of the style such as expressive facial expressions, monumental figures, and dramatic poses. Some of the borders on the tapestries are also identical to the borders in Peter Paul Ruben's tapestry series The Story of Constantine.
caption: Caesar in the Gallic Wars
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