Proculeius Preventing Cleopatra from Stabbing herself, by Joannes Echarius Carolus Alberti, 1810
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Proculeius Preventing Cleopatra from Stabbing herself

Also titled Proculeius weerhoudt Cleopatra ervan zich te doorsteken

Joannes Echarius Carolus Alberti (Maastricht, 1777–ca.)

1810

Medium
canvas, oil paint (paint)
Classification
painting
Dimensions
depth 9 cm
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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About this work

Interieur van een Egyptisch paleis. Cleopatra wil na het vinden van het dode lichaam van Antonius ook zelfmoord plegen maar wordt hiervan weerhouden door Proculeius.