Cleopatra is shown in the foreground reclining serenely on a bed with her head propped up on a bolster and her legs crossed. Her crown rests on the bedside table and she is covered only by a gauzy veil, while two snakes bite at her breasts. A dark curtain behind
Cleopatra is shown in the foreground reclining serenely on a bed with her head propped up on a bolster and her legs crossed. Her crown rests on the bedside table and she is covered only by a gauzy veil, while two snakes bite at her breasts. A dark curtain behind her is parted at the centre to reveal a landscape beyond.
[cda 2020]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Younger |
- Production dates
- 1545
about 1500 - 1599
Production dates
| 1545 | [dated, authentic?] |
| about 1500 - 1599 | '16th century' [Hermitage online database, accessed 25.09.2020] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 36.5 × 47 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36.5 × 47 cm
- Signature / Dating
Dated on the wall '1545'
Signature / Dating
Dated on the wall '1545'
- Inscriptions and Labels
On the wall: 'CLEOPATRA'
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
On the wall:
'CLEOPATRA'
- Owner
- The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Repository
- The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Location
- St. Petersburg
- CDA ID
- RU_ESP_GE8504
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/RU_ESP_GE8504/
