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Bust of Cleopatra Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (Italian, about 1460–1528) Italian (Mantua) Renaissance about 1519–22 Medium/Technique: Metal; bronze, with traces of gilding Dimensions: 64.45 cm (25 3/8 in.) x 47.8cm x 29.1cm Credit Line: William Francis Warden Fund Accession Number: 64.2174 Collections: Europe Classifications: Sculpture This bust is identified as Cleopatra, ancient queen of Egypt, by her crown and by the small serpent that decorates the base. Once Cleopatra lost all hope of regaining control of Egypt from the Romans, she is believed to have committed suicide by the poisonous bite of a snake. The bust reflects an ancient Roman prototype and was made by an artist whose nickname, Antico, resulted from his exceptional skill in such ancient techniques as bronze casting. The bust probably belonged to Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua. Description: Patinated black surface (with bronze shining through), and traces of gilding. Life-size bust with head turned and bent, eyes downcast, Classical face, wavy hair. Crown and serpent on base identify it as Cleopatra. Diadem, two buttons at top of gown. Provenance: By 1626, probably in the collection of Ferdinando Gonzaga (b. 1587 - d. 1626), Mantua [see note 1]. Said to have been acquired either in Belgium or in England by Julius Goldschmidt (b. 1882 - d. 1964), London [see note 2]; 1964, sold by the estate of Julius Goldschmidt to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1964) NOTES: [1] This sculpture has been associated with a bronze bust of "a woman with two crowns" (perhaps referring to the double crown in the present bust) included in the inventory of the estate of Ferdinando Gonzaga in 1627 (see Detlef Heikamp, L'Antico, Milan 1966, pl. XV). This has led to the hypothesis that it was one of several "bronze heads" that Antico wrote about to Isabella d'Este (b. 1474 - d. 1539) in 1519. However, this has not been proven. See, for example, Ann Hersey Allison, “L’Antico e i fratelli Lombardo: relazioni tra Venezia e le corti di Mantova e Ferrara, circa 1490-1530,” in L’industria artistica del Bronzo del Rinascimento a Venezia e nell’Italia Settentrionale, ed. Matteo Ceriana and Victoria Avery (2007), pp. 123-126. [2] That the bust was discovered in Belgium is according to notes in the MFA curatorial file, and has been published by Ann Hersey Allison, "The Bronzes of Pier Jacopo Alari-Bonacolsi, called Antico," Jahrbuch der kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien 89/90 (1993-1994), p. 240. According to information provided by curator Hanns Swarzenski at the time of the sculpture's acquisition, it had been "recently discovered in England" by dealer Julius Goldschmidt. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/58913/bust-of-cleopatra

Bust of Cleopatra Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (Italian, about 1460–1528) Italian (Mantua) Renaissance about 1519–22 Medium/Technique: Metal; bronze, with traces of gilding Dimensions: 64.45 cm (25 3/8 in.) x 47.8cm x 29.1cm Credit Line: William Francis Warden Fund Accession Number: 64.2174 Collections: Europe Classifications: Sculpture This bust is identified as Cleopatra, ancient queen of Egypt, by her crown and by the small serpent that decorates the base. Once Cleopatra lost all hope of regaining control of Egypt from the Romans, she is believed to have committed suicide by the poisonous bite of a snake. The bust reflects an ancient Roman prototype and was made by an artist whose nickname, Antico, resulted from his exceptional skill in such ancient techniques as bronze casting. The bust probably belonged to Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua. Description: Patinated black surface (with bronze shining through), and traces of gilding. Life-size bust with head turned and bent, eyes downcast, Classical face, wavy hair. Crown and serpent on base identify it as Cleopatra. Diadem, two buttons at top of gown. Provenance: By 1626, probably in the collection of Ferdinando Gonzaga (b. 1587 - d. 1626), Mantua [see note 1]. Said to have been acquired either in Belgium or in England by Julius Goldschmidt (b. 1882 - d. 1964), London [see note 2]; 1964, sold by the estate of Julius Goldschmidt to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1964) NOTES: [1] This sculpture has been associated with a bronze bust of "a woman with two crowns" (perhaps referring to the double crown in the present bust) included in the inventory of the estate of Ferdinando Gonzaga in 1627 (see Detlef Heikamp, L'Antico, Milan 1966, pl. XV). This has led to the hypothesis that it was one of several "bronze heads" that Antico wrote about to Isabella d'Este (b. 1474 - d. 1539) in 1519. However, this has not been proven. See, for example, Ann Hersey Allison, “L’Antico e i fratelli Lombardo: relazioni tra Venezia e le corti di Mantova e Ferrara, circa 1490-1530,” in L’industria artistica del Bronzo del Rinascimento a Venezia e nell’Italia Settentrionale, ed. Matteo Ceriana and Victoria Avery (2007), pp. 123-126. [2] That the bust was discovered in Belgium is according to notes in the MFA curatorial file, and has been published by Ann Hersey Allison, "The Bronzes of Pier Jacopo Alari-Bonacolsi, called Antico," Jahrbuch der kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien 89/90 (1993-1994), p. 240. According to information provided by curator Hanns Swarzenski at the time of the sculpture's acquisition, it had been "recently discovered in England" by dealer Julius Goldschmidt. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/58913/bust-of-cleopatra

Cleopatra and the Peasant 1838 Object Details Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris) Date: 1838 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 50 in. (97.8 × 127 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Collection of the Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ackland Fund Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742649

Cleopatra and the Peasant 1838 Object Details Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris) Date: 1838 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 50 in. (97.8 × 127 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Collection of the Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ackland Fund Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742649

Cleopatra and the Peasant 1838 Object Details Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris) Date: 1838 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 50 in. (97.8 × 127 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Collection of the Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ackland Fund Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742649

Cleopatra and the Peasant 1838 Object Details Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris) Date: 1838 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 50 in. (97.8 × 127 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Collection of the Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ackland Fund Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742649

Cleopatra and the Peasant 1838 Object Details Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris) Date: 1838 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 50 in. (97.8 × 127 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Collection of the Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ackland Fund Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742649

Cleopatra 1858, carved 1869 Object Details Title: Cleopatra Artist: William Wetmore Story (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1819–1895 Vallombrosa) Date: 1858, carved 1869 Culture: American Medium: Marble Dimensions: 55 1/2 x 33 1/4 x 51 1/2 in. (141 x 84.5 x 130.8 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1888 Accession Number: 88.5a–d Neoclassical sculptors often drew upon mythology, history, the Bible, and literature for their subject matter. "Cleopatra" exemplifies Story’s penchant for depicting famous—or infamous—personalities from history as they contemplate past deeds or forthcoming actions of cataclysmic significance. Here, Cleopatra (69–30 B.C.), the last Macedonian ruler of Egypt, meditates suicide; the asp curled around her left arm predicts her death from its venomous bite. Story rendered his figures on a monumental scale and paid meticulous attention to archaeological exactitude in their props and costumes. Cleopatra wears the "nemes," or royal headcloth, topped with the "uraeus," or cobra headdress. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12649