La muerte de Cleopatra – (Guido Cagnacci) Previo Próximo


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Fecha: 1645

Tamaño: 95 x 75 cm

Museo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States Of America)

Técnica: Aceite Sobre Lienzo

El sujeto erótico cargado y emocionalmente atractivo de Cagnacci apeló a la imaginación barroca en poesía, teatro y pintura. Tomado de la antigua escritora griega Plutarch’s Lives, Cleopatra se suicida con una mordida víbora tras la derrota de su amado, el Antonio de la Marca Romana. El tratamiento de Cagnacci está endeudado a Guido Reni, pero la sensualidad flagrante de sus ojos volcados, mejillas fundidas y pecho expuesto es singular. La serpiente letal vientos con elegancia improbable alrededor de su brazo, la violencia de sus colmillos escondidos detrás de su mano elegantemente posada.

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