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Cleopatra: P.32-1949

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cleopatra

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raimondi, Marcantonio

Entities

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Description

Cleopatra, laying semi-nude on a bed to the right; her arms above her head, with the asp entwined around her right upper arm. After a drawing by Raphael. This impression trimmed at top edge.

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1949)

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1507 - Circa 1520

Note

Repetition of another engraving by Marcantonio, Barstch number 199, without the tablet.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.32-1949
Primary reference Number: 127577
Bartsch: 200
Passavant: 125
Illustrated Bartsch: 200 (163)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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