Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Collaert, Jan (II), Famous suicides from Antiquity, Death of Cleopatra, verso middle - stamped, Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, ends her life by letting herself be bitten by a poisonous snake. She stands naked next to the bed. In her hands two snakes. She decides to commit suicide because she does not want to be captured by the Romans. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on famous suicides from Antiquity., print, prints, height 165 mm, width 105 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1566 - 1628-05-26, print maker, printmaker, 1576 - 1628, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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