Daily Dose of Art #20: Guido Cagnacci – The Death of Cleopatra (1658)
When her beloved Mark Antony was defeated at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Cleopatra committed suicide. Cagnacci made […]
Art in detail
Art in detail
When her beloved Mark Antony was defeated at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Cleopatra committed suicide. Cagnacci made […]
Bacchus leaps out of his chariot when he sees Ariadne who was left on the shore of the island Naxos […]
The cheek and neck area are composed of a large peach, quince, garlic, white young onions, yellow beets and white […]
This painting was almost certainly commissioned in Rome by Caravaggio’s first patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Captured in a […]