This article is about the painting by Juan Luna. For the painting made by a French painter, see
Jean-André Rixens .
The Death of Cleopatra
Spanish: La Muerte de Cleopatra
Artist
Juan Luna
Year
1881
The Death of Cleopatra (Spanish : La Muerte de Cleopatra [ 1] ), also known simply as Cleopatra ,[ 2] is an 1881 painting made by the Filipino painter Juan Luna . The famous painting[ 3] was a silver medalist or second prize winner[ 1] [ 4] [ 5] during the 1881 National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid [ 6] [ 7] (Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes [ 8] ). The 1881 Madrid painting contest was Luna's first art exposition.[ 9] Because of the exposure, Luna received a pension scholarship at the Ayuntamiento de Manila .[ 9] After the painting competition, Luna sold it for 5,000 Spanish pesetas ,[ 10] the highest price for a painting at the time.[ 11] As Luna's "graduation work", The Death of Cleopatra was acquired by the Spanish government [ 12] for one thousand duros .[ 13]
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^ a b "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , kulay-diwa.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , eprints.ucm.es
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , tagaloglang.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , encyclopedia.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , highbeam.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , globalpinoy.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , etravelpilipinas.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , ayalamuseum.com
^ a b "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , Lizares: The passionate Juan Luna, sunstar.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , Juan Luna Hero of the Philippine Revolution, filipino.biz.ph
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , Juan Luna The Great Filipino Painter, library.thinkquest.com
^ Ocampo, Ambeth R. (Chairman, National Historical Institute of the Philippines) "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna , from the article "Las Damas Romanas (Roman Maidens) by Juan Luna (The Philippines 1857-1899)", Christie's, Department Information, Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, christies.com
^ "The Death of Cleopatra" (La Muerte de Cleopatra ) by Juan Luna , lopezmuseum.org.ph
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