The Death of Antony and Cleopatra.
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1675 - 1700
Materials
Leather
Measurements
2460 x 4060 mm
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Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 725668.4
Summary
One of seven Spanish leather wall panels, tooled in gold and silver and painted in colours with scenes from the story of Cleopatra after Italian tapestry cartoons by Perino del Vaga, the scenes depicted with attendant figures and warriors in interiors and landscapes, the borders on three sides decorated with foliated columns and terminal figures and with flowers in panels, comprising four rectangular panels, three upright panels. Third quarter of the 17th century.The Death of Antony and Cleopatra