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Who painted it?
Who painted “Cleopatra and Caesar”?
“Cleopatra and Caesar” was painted by Jean-Léon Gérôme in 1866. Where to see it: Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.
What to look for
Jean-Léon Gérôme: meticulous, photographic academic finish, Orientalist scenes, ancient Rome and moments of drama.
Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880." The range of his works includes historical paintings, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects. Wikipedia
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