CLEOPATRA
Represented work of art
Material
DimensionsOverall: 124.5 x 105.4 cm
Date made
- between 1674 and 1675
Work type
Subject
Technique
Provenance
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Possibly commissioned by King Charles II in 1654 and remained in Royal Collection until an Unknown date; Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 13 June 1975 (68), Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 3 July 1997 (142), Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York 22 January 2004 (50)
Exhibition history
- Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Publication history
- Prisco Bagni, Benedetto Gennari e la bottega del Guercino, Nuova Alfa Editoriale, Firenze, Italia, p. 147, NJ18 G28295 B35+ (YCBA) [YCBA]Rufus Bird, Charles II : art & power, Royal Collection Trust, London, p. 186, N6766 .C43 2017+ (YCBA) [YCBA]Brett Dolman, Beauty sex and power, a story of debauchery and decadent art at the late Stuart court, 1660-1714 , Scala : Historic Royal Palaces, London, 2012, pp. 50, 51, ND1314.3 .D65 2012 (YCBA) [YCBA]Martina Droth, Britain in the world : Highlights from the Yale Center for British Art in honor of Amy Meyers, Yale University Press, New Haven, London, 2019, pp. 28-31, N6761 .Y33 2019 (LC) (YCBA) [YCBA]Dwight C. Miller, Benedetto Gennari's career at the courts of Charles II and James II and a newly discovered portrait of James II", Apollo, no. 251, London, Jan 1983, pp. 24-29, N1 A54+ (YCBA) [YCBA]Susan Steer, The early history of Benedetto Gennari's 'Death of Cleopatra" at the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, Burlington Magazine, v. 149, no. 1252, Burlington Magazine, London, Jul 2007, pp. 485-487, N1 B87+ (YCBA) [YCBA]
Owner accession numbersB2004.1
Owner’s online record
Photographic source
Archival context
Object numberPA-F08013-0003
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:PA-F08013
- Item:CLEOPATRA
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
Conditions governing use The images in the Photographic Archive are derived from a variety of sources, so copyright in the collection is varied. The copyright status of each image is detailed at item level in the catalogue.
Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).
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