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Cleopatra

Francesco Baratta (Italian, about 1590–1666)
Italian
17th century
Object Place: Italy

Medium/Technique Stone, white marble streaked with gray
Dimensions 86.4 x 38.1 x 53.3 cm (34 x 15 x 21 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Randolph J. Fuller
Accession Number1982.543
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionMarble, white streaked with gray. Figure is seated on chair and clutches serpent to her breast. Dressed in robes and crown.
Provenance1969, Castello di Torre Alfina (Orvieto) sale, Rome Hilton, lot 398 [see Note 1]. By 1980 Heim Gallery, London; 1981, sold by Heim to Randolph J. Fuller, Boston; 1982, gift of Randolph Fuller to the MFA (Accession Date: November 17, 1982).

Notes-
1 – Information provided by Heim Gallery