# Maria Mancini as Cleopatra

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VOET, Jacob Ferdinand](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 75 x 62 cm

## Commentary

Maria Mancini was the wife of a Colonna duke, and niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She poses as Cleopatra, about to dissolve a great pearl in wine and down it, so winning a bet with Mark Antony concerning her awesome capacity for conspicuous consumption.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of Anna Maria Carpegna Naro](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f/portrait-of-anna-maria-carpegna-naro-r8276dc83d6fea6>)
- [Portrait of Diane-Gabrielle Damas de Thianges Mancini](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f/portrait-of-diane-gabrielle-damas-de-thianges-mancini-r37ded900454064>)
- [Portrait of Gabriela Mancini](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f/portrait-of-gabriela-mancini-r81df0393e8d356>)
- [Portrait of Maria Mancini](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f/portrait-of-maria-mancini-r03205195a08522>)
- [Portrait of Ortensia Mancini](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f/portrait-of-ortensia-mancini-r7fa46fccd0168a>)
- [Portrait of Victor Amadeus II, King of Sicily and Sardinia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voet-jacob-ferdinand-rb1b474c6b96a6f/portrait-of-victor-amadeus-ii-king-of-sicily-and-sardinia-r216129bb1aa76c>)

## Attribution

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