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CALVAERT, Denys (b. 1540, Antwerpen, d. 1619, Bologna) |
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Cleopatra1590sOil on panel, 145 x 109 cm Private collection | |
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Cleopatra, bitten on her breast by an asp, and naked but for a heavy red fabric, appears - as she might on stage - as the model of a tragic heroine. The dynamic pose of her almost life-size body reflects a study of Michelangelo's work. | |
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