Cleopatra, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Story, William Wetmore 1819-1895
- Subject
- Cleopatra
- Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 383-387.
- Summary
- Full-length portrait of Cleopatra seated in a relaxed pose with her proper right arm resting on the back of the chair. She is wearing classical drapery, an Egyptian headdress, and bracelets. Her left breast is partially exposed.
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Modeled 1858. Carvbed 1860
- Control number
- IAS 02960004
- Type
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Marble on polychrome wood platform
- Owner/Location
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles California 90036 Accession Number: 78.3
- Title
- Cleopatra Poisoning Herself, (sculpture)
- Cleopatra Seated, (sculpture)
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Portrait female--Full length
- Ethnic
- Occupation--Other--Aristocrat
- Dress--Accessory--Jewelry
- Record ID
- siris_ari_352781
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
