Finding light in the shadows: the cleaning and restoration of Tiepolo's The banquet of Cleopatra | NGV
![Giambattisa TIEPOLO - The Banquet of Cleopatra 1743-1744 | Famous art, Google art project, Cleopatra Giambattisa TIEPOLO - The Banquet of Cleopatra 1743-1744 | Famous art, Google art project, Cleopatra](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b4/e0/02/b4e00297b67e4657275c4f60059af74f.jpg)
Giambattisa TIEPOLO - The Banquet of Cleopatra 1743-1744 | Famous art, Google art project, Cleopatra
![THE BANQUET OF CLEOPATRA Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). "Le Banquet de Cléopatre, entre 1742 et 1743". Huile sur toile. Paris, musée Cognacq-Jay Stock Photo - Alamy THE BANQUET OF CLEOPATRA Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). "Le Banquet de Cléopatre, entre 1742 et 1743". Huile sur toile. Paris, musée Cognacq-Jay Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B9M666/the-banquet-of-cleopatra-giambattista-tiepolo-1696-1770-le-banquet-de-clopatre-entre-1742-et-1743-huile-sur-toile-paris-muse-cognacq-jay-2B9M666.jpg)
THE BANQUET OF CLEOPATRA Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). "Le Banquet de Cléopatre, entre 1742 et 1743". Huile sur toile. Paris, musée Cognacq-Jay Stock Photo - Alamy
![File:Giambattista Tiepolo - Le Banquet de Cléopâtre - J 104 - Musée Cognacq-Jay - 2.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Giambattista Tiepolo - Le Banquet de Cléopâtre - J 104 - Musée Cognacq-Jay - 2.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Giambattista_Tiepolo_-_Le_Banquet_de_Cl%C3%A9op%C3%A2tre_-_J_104_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Cognacq-Jay_-_2.jpg)
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![The modello of the The Banquet of Cleopatra by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. - Photo de Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris - Tripadvisor The modello of the The Banquet of Cleopatra by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. - Photo de Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/12/75/fe/90/the-modello-of-the-the.jpg)
The modello of the The Banquet of Cleopatra by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. - Photo de Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris - Tripadvisor
National Gallery of Victoria - The love affair between the Roman consul Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra was a popular subject for artists in the 18th century. Tiepolo recounts the
![Prints and Principles: Pietro Monaco's engraving, “The Banquet of Cleopatra”, c1770, after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Prints and Principles: Pietro Monaco's engraving, “The Banquet of Cleopatra”, c1770, after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CuiaYy4c_cU/YStDwV9i34I/AAAAAAAAx6c/JR5BWhD76YwmtcdV3VVaYD3IKPXSfhDxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1966/Monaco_BanquetofCleopatra_sheet_small.jpg)