# The Death of Cleopatra

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CAGNACCI, Guido](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cagnacci-guido-r1f1554b279325a>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 140 x 159,5 cm

## Commentary

This work from the end of his Viennese period is a broader reworking of the theme of the female nude that Cagnacci had so sensually explored on several occasions. Such works were unsurprisingly popular. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 14 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/19\_cent/massenet\_cleopatra.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Jules Massenet: Cleopatra, Cleopatra&#39;s aria&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Flowers in a Flask](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cagnacci-guido-r1f1554b279325a/flowers-in-a-flask-rd0130ce4e248f3>)
- [Martha Rebuking Mary for her Vanity](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cagnacci-guido-r1f1554b279325a/martha-rebuking-mary-for-her-vanity-rb1f38b29756c79>)
- [Susanna and the Elders](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cagnacci-guido-r1f1554b279325a/susanna-and-the-elders-r4c4f9ecf4810ef>)
- [The Death of Cleopatra](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cagnacci-guido-r1f1554b279325a/the-death-of-cleopatra-r76b773c3da8d52>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)