The_suicide_of_Cleopatra;_the_asp_is_wriggling_up_the_left_a_Wellcome_V0041560.jpg
Summary
The suicide of Cleopatra | |||
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Artist |
Jean-Baptiste Poilly
(French engraver, c.1669 - 1728)
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Title |
The suicide of Cleopatra
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Description |
The suicide of Cleopatra: the asp is wriggling up the left arm of the sleeping Cleopatra. Line engraving by J.B. de Poilly after a statue in the Vatican.
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Medium | line engraving | ||
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https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/98/1d/16844dc4f2ba4f38b69123a4be27.jpg
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