Cleopatra and Antony Enjoying Supper from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra — Art Hub

Cleopatra and Antony Enjoying Supper from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

INV-4966

After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674) Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans (Flemish, 1637/39–1725) Brussels

c. 1680

weaving - tapestrytextile

Date

c. 1680

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 9 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of four Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.8–1.1 mm Weft: Count: varies from 18 to 46 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.8 mm; silk: pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm

Dimensions

321.9 × 362 cm (126 3/4 × 142 5/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

To impress Antony, Cleopatra promised to organize the most lavish supper he had ever attended. The meal itself was ordinary, but at its end, Cleopatra dissolved a pearl in a cup of vinegar and drank it. This event was not recorded by Plutarch; it derives from Pliny’s Natural History (1st century A.D.).

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