The Dying Cleopatra, Painting depicts Cleopatra nude, wrapped in a blanket or a robe with her eyes closed and a snake wraps around her. This snake represents the legendary account of Cleopatra's suicide by a snake bite. In the background a battle rages, depicting Octavian's troops destroying her own.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Veronese (VERS) | The Dying Cleopatra, Painting depicts Cleopatra nude, wrapped in a blanket or a robe with her eyes closed and a snake wraps around her. This snake represents the legendary account of Cleopatra's suicide by a snake bite. In the background a battle rages, depicting Octavian's troops destroying her own.
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