Cleopatra (Artemisia Gentileschi, Ferrara)

Cleopatra is a c.1620 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, now in the Fondazione Cavallini-Sgarbi collection in Ferrara. It was formerly misattributed to Guido Cagnacci. It shows Cleopatra committing suicide with an asp.

Cleopatra

Artist	Artemisia Gentileschi
Year	c.1620
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	97 cm × 71.5 cm (38 in × 28.1 in)
Location	Fondazione Cavallini-Sgarbi collection, Ferrara

Art critic Jonathan Jones described it as a "subversively real nude" that showed Gentileschi's "brilliance".[1]

References

"With coronavirus, the curse of Artemisia Gentileschi strikes again | Jonathan Jones". TheGuardian.com. 16 March 2020.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Paintings

1610s	Susanna and the Elders (Pommersfelden) Madonna and Child (Rome) Madonna and Child (Florence) Self-Portrait as Pittura (location unknown) Judith Beheading Holofernes (Naples) Danae Portrait of a Nun Allegory of Inclination Judith and her Maidservant (Florence) Self-Portrait as a Lute Player Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy Saint Catherine of Alexandria
1620s	Cleopatra (Milan) Cleopatra (Ferrara) Jael and Sisera Saint Cecilia Medea Allegory of Painting Judith Slaying Holofernes (Florence) Aurora Mary Magdalene as Melancholy Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Susanna and the Elders (Stamford) Portrait of a Gonfaloniere Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan Lucretia (Milan) Christ Blessing the Children Penitent Magdalene Judith and Her Maidservant (Detroit) Venus and Cupid Esther before Ahasuerus Lucretia (Los Angeles)
1630s	Annunciation (Naples) Penitent Magdalene Corisca and the Satyr Self-Portrait (Rome) Clio, Muse of History The Birth of Saint John the Baptist Lot and His Daughters Bathsheba (Columbus) Cleopatra (Rome) Samson and Delilah (Naples) Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli Adoration of the Magi Saints Proculus and Nicea Christ and the Samaritan Woman Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting David and Goliath
1640s	Susanna and the Elders (Brno) Judith and her Maidservant (Naples) Judith and her Maidservant (Cannes) Saint Apollonia
1650s	Susanna and the Elders (Bologna) Virgin and Child with a Rosary
Undated	Lucretia (Potsdam)

Bibliography
Artemisia (1997 film)
Orazio Gentileschi (father)

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