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Cleopatra Collection (page 8)

"Cleopatra: A Timeless Icon of Power, Beauty, and Tragedy" From the burning of the Library of Alexandria to Amanda Barrie's portrayal in Carry On Cleo (1964

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1912. Creator: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)

Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1912. Creator: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1912. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1640. Creator: Reni, Guido (1575-1642)

The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1640. Creator: Reni, Guido (1575-1642)
The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1640. Found in the Collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, 1875. Artist: Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912)

Cleopatra, 1875. Artist: Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912)
Cleopatra, 1875. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 1885. Artist: Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912)

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 1885. Artist: Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912)
The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 1885. From a private collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Miss Phyllis Relph as Cleopatra

Miss Phyllis Relph as Cleopatra
Miss Phyllis Relph (1888-1969) in the role of Cleopatra in Anthony & Cleopatra at the Queens Theatre, Manchester Date: circa 1909

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Back cover of Merchant Airmen, 1946. Creator: Unknown

Back cover of Merchant Airmen, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Back cover of " Merchant Airmen", 1946. From " Merchant Airmen - The Air Ministry Account of British Civil Aviation, 1939-1944". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1946]

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, 1620

The Death of Cleopatra, 1620. Found in the Collection of Collezione Cavallini-Sgarbi

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Banquet of Cleopatra, c. 1700 (oil on canvas)

The Banquet of Cleopatra, c. 1700 (oil on canvas)
3077107 The Banquet of Cleopatra, c.1700 (oil on canvas) by Hoet, Gerard (1648-1733); 57.8x69.5 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1700-10 (oil on canvas)

The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1700-10 (oil on canvas)
2962884 The Death of Cleopatra, c.1700-10 (oil on canvas) by Hoet, Gerard (1648-1733); 57.8x69.5 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Portrait of a Woman as Cleopatra (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Woman as Cleopatra (oil on canvas)
2561315 Portrait of a Woman as Cleopatra (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (16th century); 146.5x126 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Portrait of a Woman as Cleopatra

Portrait of a Woman as Cleopatra
2561314 Portrait of a Woman as Cleopatra by Italian School, (16th century); 146.5x126 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Afghan / Khorrasan / 1953

Afghan / Khorrasan / 1953
CHAMPION CLEOPATRA OF KHORRASAN Owned by Snelling. Date: 1953

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, before 1751, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Cleopatra, before 1751, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Cleopatra, before 1751, (1928). Pen with wash over pencil on white paper. Possibly a first idea for the central figure in Cleopatras Banquet, (1743-1744), painted for Augustus II of Saxony

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, early 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Cleopatra, early 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Cleopatra, early 18th century, (1928). Pen with wash on white paper. Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Italian Venetian painter and printmaker Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910

Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1878

The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1878. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of Ye Antique, 1801

A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of Ye Antique, 1801
A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of Ye Antique pub Hannah Humphrey 11th February 1801. Sir William Hamilton (1731-1803)

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Bacchante. Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910

Bacchante. Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, ca 1639

Cleopatra, ca 1639. Found in the Collection of Galerie Giovanni Sarti, Paris

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatras feast, ca 1742

Cleopatras feast, ca 1742. Found in the collection of Musee Cognacq-Jay, Paris

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1624-1625

The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1624-1625. Found in the Collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra

Cleopatra. Found in the Collection of Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, c. 1535. Artist: Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564)

Cleopatra, c. 1535. Artist: Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Cleopatra, c.1535. Found in the collection of Casa Buonarroti, Florence

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Library of Alexandria, 1876. Artist: Anonymous

The Library of Alexandria, 1876. Artist: Anonymous
The Library of Alexandria, 1876. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky in the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910

Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky in the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky in the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky, 1910. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra. Artist: Turchi, Alessandro (1578-1649)

The Death of Cleopatra. Artist: Turchi, Alessandro (1578-1649)
The Death of Cleopatra. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)

Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Costume design for the ballet Cleopatra by A. Arensky. Private Collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Jewish Dance. Costume design for the ballet Cleopatre, 1910. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)

Jewish Dance. Costume design for the ballet Cleopatre, 1910. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Jewish Dance. Costume design for the ballet Cleopatre, 1910. From a private collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra on bed, 1899. Artist: Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)

Cleopatra on bed, 1899. Artist: Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)
Cleopatra on bed, 1899. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon

Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Battle of Actium, at which Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra, 31 BC (1908)

The Battle of Actium, at which Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra, 31 BC (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 4, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatras Arrival in Cilicia, 1821. Artist: William Etty

Cleopatras Arrival in Cilicia, 1821. Artist: William Etty
Cleopatras Arrival in Cilicia, 1821. Painting housed at the Lady Lever Gallery, Liverpool. From The Studio Volume 85. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, established when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC. From an original drawing by A. K

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra and Caesar (Anthony and Cleopatra), 19th century. Artist: JC Armytage

Cleopatra and Caesar (Anthony and Cleopatra), 19th century. Artist: JC Armytage
Cleopatra and Caesar (Anthony and Cleopatra), 19th century

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, c1880-1882. Artist: W Unger

Cleopatra, c1880-1882. Artist: W Unger
Cleopatra, c1880-1882. Cleopatra committing suicide with the aid of an asp. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, (1804). Artist: J Chapman

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, (1804). Artist: J Chapman
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, (1804). Hellenistic co-ruler of Egypt with her father. Cleopatra (69-30 BC) was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra (first version). Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)

The Death of Cleopatra (first version). Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
The Death of Cleopatra (first version). Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Stage design for the ballet Cleopatre, 1909. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)

Stage design for the ballet Cleopatre, 1909. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Stage design for the ballet Cleopatre, 1909. From a private collection

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1662. Artist: Canlassi, Guido (Guidobaldo) (1601-1663)

The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1662. Artist: Canlassi, Guido (Guidobaldo) (1601-1663)
The Death of Cleopatra, ca 1662. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, 1648. Artist: Guercino (1591-1666)

The Death of Cleopatra, 1648. Artist: Guercino (1591-1666)
The Death of Cleopatra, 1648. Found in the collection of the Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Cleopatras feast. Artist: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)

Cleopatras feast. Artist: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Cleopatras feast. Found in the collection of the Landesmuseum Joanneum

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Antony and Cleopatra, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Gerard de Lairesse

Antony and Cleopatra, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Gerard de Lairesse
Antony and Cleopatra, 17th or early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Pavlovsk Palace, St Petersburg

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Caesar meeting Cleopatra, 1747. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Caesar meeting Cleopatra, 1747. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Caesar meeting Cleopatra, 1747. Found in the collection of the State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate, Moscow

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, 1875. Artist: Hans Makart

The Death of Cleopatra, 1875. Artist: Hans Makart
The Death of Cleopatra, 1875. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Kassel

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Galley of Cleopatra, c1900

The Galley of Cleopatra, c1900. Cleopatra VII (reigned 51-30 BC) was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, coming to the throne after the death of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes

Background imageCleopatra Collection: The Entourage of Cleopatra, 1746-47. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Entourage of Cleopatra, 1746-47. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Entourage of Cleopatra, 1746-47. One of the most important commissions carried out by Tiepolo in the 1740s was, without a doubt, the decoration of the Palazzo Labia in Venice

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Background imageCleopatra Collection: Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra in the ballet Antoine et Cleopatre by Florent Schmitt, c. 1920

Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra in the ballet Antoine et Cleopatre by Florent Schmitt, c. 1920
Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra in the ballet Antoine et Cleopatre by Florent Schmitt




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"Cleopatra: A Timeless Icon of Power, Beauty, and Tragedy" From the burning of the Library of Alexandria to Amanda Barrie's portrayal in Carry On Cleo (1964), it has captivated audiences for centuries. In Reynolds' painting "Cleopatra dissolving the Pearl, " Kitty Fisher embodies the allure and opulence associated with this enigmatic queen. Carry On Cleo (1964) brought a comedic twist to Cleopatra's story, showcasing her larger-than-life personality. Ptolemy & Cleopatra Wall reminds us of their tumultuous relationship that shaped history. Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, immortalized their passionate love affair. The production shot from Carry On Cleo (1965) captures the essence of this captivating tale. In Piero di Cosimo's Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Cleopatra, we see how artists throughout history have been inspired by her beauty and mystique. This painting transports us back to 1480 when fascination with ancient Egypt was at its peak. The Battle of Actium in 31 BC marked a turning point for both Rome and Egypt. It was here that Antony and Cleopatra faced defeat against Octavian Caesar, leading to their ultimate downfall. Cleopatra VII is often depicted on her barge, symbolizing her grandeur as she sailed along the Nile River. The Disembarkation at Tarsus by Lorrain showcases her arrival in style while highlighting her ability to command attention wherever she went. Tragically, Mark Antony met his demise in Shakespeare's play during Act 4 Scene 15 - an event forever etched into our collective memory. Their deaths sealed their place in history as one of literature's most iconic couples. Whether it be through historical events or artistic interpretations like these hints suggest, there is no denying Cleopatra's enduring legacy.