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Citation |
Lacalle AV. Asparkia 2020; (37): 27-49. |
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(Copyright © 2020) |
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Abstract |
Cleopatra is one of the historical figures that have had more impact and subsequent fame, and one of the most recurring themes in all Western painting. The episode of her suicide gained great prominence in the painting between the 16th and the 19th centuries. However, that iconographic construction that was made of his death was based on the fraudulent vision that Octavio's political campaign conveyed. The image of a queen as a femme fatale, capable of anything in order to maintain power was disclosed. The painting from the 16th century not only maintained this idea, but also added some iconographic elements that have contributed significantly to the creation of the Cleopatra's myth. For example, painting the asp the size of a worm. In this research article, we will start from the Roman smear campaigns to make an analysis of the falsehoods about her death that later iconography bequeathed to our days, and that contributed to the distortion of the image of the queen. © 2020 Universitat Jaume I. All rights reserved. Language: es |
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Keywords |
Cleopatra; Classical reception studies; female iconography; iconography; mitography |