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May 12, 2010
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May 12, 2010
Cleopatra with the Asp
Cleopatra with the Asp
early 1500s
Bronze
Lent by Anne Rorimer 5.1976
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Ancient tragic heroines such as Cleopatra were venerated in the Renaissance for their commitment to honor. Rather than be paraded by the Roman emperor Augustus as a symbol of his triumph over Egypt, Cleopatra allegedly provoked a snake into delivering a fatal bite to her breast. This statuette emulates an ancient bronze.
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