Death of Mark Antony. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from C. M. F. [n.d.]; returned 9/19/1922. Dying Mark Antony being hoisted into Cleopatra's monument by Cleopatra & her 2 maid-servants (L & R BRD) spiral (Solomonic) columns with cherubim, Corinthian capitals; (UPR BRD) garland of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons, cartouche with crown in center GCPA 0237580 has a bottom border of abstracted foliage that is seen at the top of the central field
![Death of Mark Antony. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from C. M. F. [n.d.]; returned 9/19/1922. Dying Mark Antony being hoisted into Cleopatra's monument by Cleopatra & her 2 maid-servants (L & R BRD) spiral (Solomonic) columns with cherubim, Corinthian capitals; (UPR BRD) garland of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons, cartouche with crown in center GCPA 0237580 has a bottom border of abstracted foliage that is seen at the top of the central field Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WTG890/death-of-mark-antony-unknown-c-1640-1660-tapestry-dimensions-h-96-x-w-510-tapestry-materialstechniques-unknown-culture-flemish-weaving-center-brussels-ownership-history-french-co-received-from-c-m-f-nd-returned-9191922-dying-mark-antony-being-hoisted-into-cleopatras-monument-by-cleopatra-her-2-maid-servants-l-r-brd-spiral-solomonic-columns-with-cherubim-corinthian-capitals-upr-brd-garland-of-flowers-fruit-tied-with-ribbons-cartouche-with-crown-in-center-gcpa-0237580-has-a-bottom-border-of-abstracted-foliage-that-is-seen-at-the-top-of-the-central-field-2WTG890.jpg)
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Death of Mark Antony. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from C. M. F. [n.d.]; returned 9/19/1922. Dying Mark Antony being hoisted into Cleopatra's monument by Cleopatra & her 2 maid-servants (L & R BRD) spiral (Solomonic) columns with cherubim, Corinthian capitals; (UPR BRD) garland of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons, cartouche with crown in center GCPA 0237580 has a bottom border of abstracted foliage that is seen at the top of the central field in GCPA 0237581:0237582. Stock sheet indicates that borders were cut & changed since panel was purchased "without borders". French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11509 [also lists 1025-a; 1024 on photo] Plutarch, Lives of the noble Grecians & Romans (1932), 1147, 1148 Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. 2 (1986), 104-109, series 54, 5 panels Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0237576-0237577; other panels in series (same borders): Spain, Patrimonio Nacional, "Marco Antonio y Cleopatra", series 54 (see Junquera de Vega cat.)