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Jean-LeonGerome1824-1904Cleopatra before Caesar1866Oiloncanvas

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Jean-LeonGerome1824-1904Cleopatra before Caesar1866Oiloncanvas

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Cleopatra Before Caesar by Jean-Léon Gérôme, oil on canvas, 1866. Cleopatra confronts Gaius Julius Caesar after emerging from a roll of carpet. The Egyptian Queen had been driven from the palace in Alexandria by her brother/husband Ptolemy XIII. She had to disguise herself to regain entry and treat with Caesar for protection and restoration of her throne.

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