Cleopatra of Egypt
Subtitle: From History to Myth.
Contributors: Susan Walker (Editor); Peter Higgs (Editor)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: May 14, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780691088358
Subjects: The Arts: General Issues; d. 30 B.C; History - Ancient & Classical; Cleopatra,; Art; Queen of Egypt,; Art & Art Instruction; History; Exhibitions; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; Ancient - Egypt; Archaeology and Ancient History; Art / History / General; Art and Architecture; History - General; Queens; d. 30 B.C; 332-30 B.C; Biography; Egypt
Description: "Fabled for her sexual allure and cunning intelligence, Cleopatra VII of Egypt has fascinated generations of admirers and detractors since her tumultuous life ended in suicide on Octavian's capture of Egypt in 30 BC. The last of the Ptolemaic monarchs who had ruled Egypt as Hellenistic Greek kings and Egyptian pharaohs for 300 years, Cleopatra created her own mythology, becoming an icon in her own lifetime and even more so after her death.

This book explores the ways in which she was depicted in antiquity, within the context of the iconography of contemporary coinage, statues and other images of Egyptian, Greek and Roman rulers, and then examines the image of Cleopatra from the Renaissance to modern times, as seen in plays, opera, painting, ceramics and even jewellery. New research has revealed ten Egyptian-style images of Cleopatra, seven of which are shown here."--BOOK JACKET.