The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
ca. 1745–47
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 1/4 × 26 1/4 in. (46.4 × 66.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in honor of Hélène David-Weill, 2019
Accession Number
2019.141.18
Tags
CleopatraMark AntonyDogsFlags
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1696–1770
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) stands as the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, a Venetian master whose luminous frescoes and dynamic compositions defined the Rococo era's aesthetic zenith. Born in Venice on March 5, 1696, to a modest shipping merchant family, Tiepolo's extraordinary talent transcended his humble origins to establish him as the most sought-after artis...