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Cleopatra’s Banquet
Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony on who could give the most lavish banquet. She won by dissolving a priceless pearl in vinegar and then drinking the mixture. De Lairesse painted this story like a scene from a play, situating the figures clad in antique costumes in a fitting décor of Classical architecture and furniture. His classicizing style breathed new life into Dutch painting.
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Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/98C(CLEOPATRA)51
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- M.H. Insinger-van Loon Bequest, Amsterdam
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/98C(CLEOPATRA)51
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- M.H. Insinger-van Loon Bequest, Amsterdam
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1675 - c.1680
Place-Time
- fourth quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.12090
- SK-A-2115
Extent
- height 74 cm
- width 95.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:11.724Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:30.033Z