Death of Cleopatra, Jan Collaert (II), After Philips Galle, 1576 - 1628 print Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, puts an end to her life by being biting by a toxic snake. She is naked next to the bed. Two snakes in her hands. She decides to put her hand to herself because she does not want to be imprisoned by the Romans. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about famous suicides from ancient times. Antwerp paper engraving death of Cleopatra: she commits suicide by holding to her breast an asp, which she has taken from a basket of figs

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