The Death of Cleopatra
Guercino, 1648, Musei di Strada Nuova
‘The Death of Cleopatra’ is a work by Guercino (1591–1666). It is dated 1648. It is part of the collection Musei di Strada Nuova.
It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 173 × 287 cm. The work belongs to the genres history painting and nude. The things depicted include Cleopatra, suicide, toplessness, and snakebite.
The catalogue has 249 more works by Guercino.