Sujet

'The Galley of Cleopatra', c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Galley of Cleopatra', c1900. Cleopatra VII (reigned 51-30 BC) was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, coming to the throne after the death of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes. She has become a legend thanks to her relationships with two prominent Romans, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. A fascination with her story has been communicated in literature and art from Plutarch to Hollywood via Shakespeare. French advertising card for Liebig Meat Extract.

Date

1900

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Art Media

Notre référence

HRM19B97_442

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (3,2Mo) / 43,0cm x 29,2cm / 5076 x 3450 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river building people religious architecture country Egypt religion temple monarch ship ships geography color Nile Egyptian royal pyramid pyramids paddle location century oar oars paddles sail royalty river nile prow Colour 19th century water transport galley Hellenistic Ancient Egyptian the Nile 1900s 20th century Ancient Egypt nineteenth century Ptolemaic Art Media 1st century BC geographical feature Ptolemaic Period sovereign TGN Queen Unknown Cleopatra Cleopatra Vll Mizraim galley ship Ptolemaic Dynasty 19th-century Queen of Egypt Cleopatra VII Philopator Queen Cleopatra VII Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator