A sexual layer overlaid on a woman's death
e.g: Death of Cleopatra.
The unconfirmed stories about her suicide from viper bites (even her breast) reinforce the sexual image of her death.
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| Reginald Arthur, 1971-1934, The Death of Cleopatra. 1892, Oil on canvas, Roy Miles Gallery, London. |
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| Guido Reni, The Death of Cleopatra, 1639, Neues Palais |
