
500
The death of Cleopatra.
Estimate €3.000–6.000
499
Estimate €2.000–3.000
Oil on panel.
European school, 19th century (1st half).
Marbled wooden frame, simulating porphyry.
(losses in the paint layer, cracks in the support and minor restorations)
68.5 cm
The relationship between what we see and what we know is never complete. The way we see things is influenced by what we know, or by what we believe.