Author: Brouwer, Jan (1652 - 1688); after Eurymedon Title: Cleopatra with the Snakes. First Edition, from an Old Spanish Collection of Original Baroque Engravings
Description: Circa late 17th- early 18th Century. Mezzotint. 24.5 x 17.8 cm. Repaired tear upper right. Impression on old laid paper. in the Rijksmuseum, Objectnumme RP-P-1906-3009: Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, ends her life by being bitten by a poisonous snake. Two snakes in her hands. She decides to kill herself because she doesn't want to be captured by the Romans.. Rare. .
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Price: US$ 1500.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 16-4853
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