艺术流派
Unknown Movement
创作媒介
Unknown Medium
作品信息
艺术家
Guido Cagnacci
创作年代
1750
地点
Bologna, Italy
作品描述
This painting depicts Cleopatra, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, in a moment of dramatic despair. Guido Cagnacci captures her final moments as she prepares to take her own life by allowing an asp to bite her. The composition emphasizes her emotional turmoil and the tragic circumstances of her death, with detailed attention to her anatomy and the symbolic elements surrounding her.