Cleopatra’s Banquet
c. 1675 - c. 1680
- Medium
- canvas
- Dimensions
- 74 × 95.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-108368
Who could throw the most lavish banquet? This was the bet between the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra and the Roman general Mark Antony. Cleopatra won the wager by dissolving a pearl in vinegar and then drinking the mixture. In this painting, she is just removing her earring. De Lairesse painted this story like a scene from a play, with antique costumes and classical architecture.
Provenance
H.A. Insinger-van Loon Bequest, Amsterdam
Registry history
- c. 1675 - c. 1680 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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