艺术流派
Unknown Movement
创作媒介
Unknown Medium
作品信息
艺术家
Pietro della Vecchia
创作年代
1700
地点
Venice, Italy
作品描述
This painting depicts the final moments of Cleopatra, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. The scene captures her as she prepares to die by the bite of an asp, a symbol of her suicide. The composition emphasizes her agony and the tragic beauty of her demise, with detailed attention to her expression and the surrounding elements.