Cleopatra before caesar by jean-léon gérôme, oil on canvas, 1866. Cleopatra confronts gaius julius caesar after emerging from a roll of carpet. The egyptian queen had been driven from the palace in alexandria by her brother/husband ptolemy xiii. She had to disguise herself to regain entry and treat with caesar for protection and restoration of her throne. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1866. Dimensions: height: 183 cm (72 in) ; width: 129.5 cm (50.9 in). Medium: oil. Depicted People: Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Apollodorus the Sicilian. Collection: Unknown. Jean-LeonGerome1824-1904Cleopatra before Caesar1866Oiloncanvas
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