Antony and Cleopatra, by Mathijs Naiveu, Matthijs Naiveu, from 1700 until 1710

Antony and cleopatra oil on canvas 48 x 63. 5 cm signed b. C. : naiveú 1700-1710 the subject is recorded by pliny the elder (23-79) in his ‘natural history’ and relates to the story of cleopatra (69-30 bc) who dissolved one of the “two largest pearls of all time” in a cup of vinegar, which she then drank to win a bet with the roman general mark anthony (83-30 bc). The present scene depicts the dramatic moment when lucius plancus (the figure in the green cloak) pronounces cleopatra the winner. Object Type: painting. Date: from 1700 until 1710.