The Meeting of Cleopatra and Mark Antony

historical

Illustration of the scene of the meeting are rare. In the painting by the Reni pupil Jean Boulanger, Cleopatra and her train are standing on the shore as Amor points toward Antony's approaching fleet, led by a boat filled with cupids.

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The Meeting of Cleopatra and Mark Antony

About the Artist

Jean Boulanger

1606 – 1660

French painter, active in Italy. He was a pupil of Guido Reni. He became court painter in Modena where several of his works are conserved in the Galleria Estense. His most famous fresco is in the Palazzo Ducale (Castello Estense) in Modena where he participated in the decoration. In the 1650s he was active in Reggio Emilia and Rome.

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