Levels: 3-8

Join an NGV Educator for a short and lively introduction to one work from the NGV Collection and exhibitions. To have your questions answered about the Wednesday Work of the Week send them in advance to education.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au.
The program recording will also be available to access online for booked participants.

The banquet of Cleopatra

The banquet of Cleopatra, c. 1743-44, portrays a contest between two of the most powerful rulers in the ancient world Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Marc Antony, a Roman general. Who wins? Discover this, and more, as we search for clues in one the most famous paintings in the National Gallery of Victoria.

Learning objectives

• Recount the story of Cleopatra and Marc Antony using Tiepolo’s The banquet of Cleopatra
• Discuss and analyse the ways in which Tiepolo has conveyed narrative, meaning, concepts and ideas in his work

Duration: 15 mins

Cost: Free