About this artwork
To impress Antony, Cleopatra promised to organize the most lavish supper he had ever attended. The meal itself was ordinary, but at its end, Cleopatra dissolved a pearl in a cup of vinegar and drank it. This event was not recorded by Plutarch; it derives from Pliny’s Natural History (1st century A.D.).
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- Workshop of Gerard Peemans (Producer) , Geraert Peemans (Manufacturer) , Justus van Egmont (Designer)
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Title
- Cleopatra and Antony Enjoying Supper, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
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Places
- Flanders (Object made in), Brussels (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1670-1690
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Medium
- Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
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Inscriptions
- Marked and signed: Brussels city mark; GI PEEMANS Inscribed: CLEOPATRA·CVM / ANTHONIO MENSE / ASSIDET (Cleopatra and Antony enjoying supper)
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Dimensions
- 321.9 × 362 cm (126 3/4 × 142 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
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Reference Number
- 1944.17
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/49664/manifest.json
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