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The Suicide of Cleopatra
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, sits naked on a bed. In her hands two snakes that bite her. She decides to take her own life because she does not want to be captured by the Romans. In the background, her handmaidens find her.
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Credit lineZelfmoord van Cleopatra. 1570 - 1632. Raphaël Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
