The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra
Lawrence Alma-Tadema · 1885
Why it's great
In 41 BC Cleopatra of Egypt arrives to meet the Roman general Mark Antony and wins him over with a spectacular show. Alma-Tadema paints her waiting under a golden canopy on her barge as Antony approaches, a meeting that changed Rome's history.
🏛️ Part of history
Cleopatra, Antony & the Rise of the Empire (44 BC – 14 AD) — In 41 BC Cleopatra of Egypt arrives to meet the Roman general Mark Antony and wins him over with a spectacular show.
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema was born in a village in the Netherlands and settled in London, England, in 1870. He became famous for sunny paintings of ancient Rome and Greece, filled with marble, flowers, and sea views. He was knighted and extremely popular during his lifetime. He died in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1912.
