Caption

Standing Cleopatra, Beham, Sebald (1500–1550), graphic artist; Cleopatra VII (Queen of Egypt; 51–30 BC) — iconography; German; Renaissance style; German graphic art; 1529 (1st edition); graphic print; subject: standing Cleopatra, female nude, suicide, snakes, shackles, prison interior, jug, queen; dimensions: height 8.2 cm, width 4.5 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_075

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.5Mb (12.9Mb) / 11.8in x 20.0in / 3526 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Standing Cleopatra Beham Sebald 1500–1550 graphic artist Cleopatra VII Queen Egypt 51–30 Bc iconography German Renaissance style German graphic art 1529 1st edition graphic print subject standing Cleopatra female nude suicide snakes shackles prison interior jug queen dimensions height 8.2 cm width 4.5 cm grayscale engraving standing nude woman full-length dark crosshatched background body turned slightly side arm raised hanging down wavy hair defined musculature calm open-mouthed expression heavy chain hangs wooden beam metal rings rest floor beside rounded vessel sits floor near feet short vertical post metal clasp positioned nearby scene bordered lighter mat visible colors shades black gray off-white.