Queen of Egypt who committed suicide following her lover, Roman commander Mark Antony, when Egypt was conquered by Rome. The work does not reflect historical realities, and there are no attributes of a regal persona. The image of Cleopatra is presented in its human dimension. It is the image of a beautiful and devious woman, a femme fatale seductress who, on her way to the goal, will spare no one, not even herself. The image of a deadly snake wringing her hand echoes the purple matter flowing along the Queen's body, suggestive of Cleopatra's cold-blooded snake essence.