Sibyl Service

Sibyl Service


The Cleoportrait

April 23, 2021

The tantalising thing about Cleopatra is that little evidence survives from century Egypt itself.
So “The Cleoportrait” conquers Roman propaganda painting her as a debauched temptress using sex appeal as a political weapon.
We ask her about her marriage to her brother and her relationships with Caesar and Mark Anthony right up until the Battle of Actium.
She is entering the studio, I repeat, she is entering the studio…