Caesar's death makes Cleopatra mourn, from The story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Egmont, Justus van (1601-1674) (after a work of)

Peemans, Gerard (1625-1700) (workshop of)


Item type:
textile, clothing and costume
Date of creation:
ca. 1680
Height:
302.1 cm  (118 15/16 in.)
Width:
362.4 cm  (142 11/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Place of creation:
Bruxelles (België)

    Item location

  • Art Institute of Chicago
    [Museum inv. no.: 1944.9]

People as subjects

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C.)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Cylindrical drum [2532]
Kettledrum [2887]
Trumpet [4446]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2001