Cleopatra VII was the last queen of Egypt known for her intelligence and charm, Mark Antony was powerful Roman general. They met in 41 BCE in Tarsus (Modern day Turkey) when Anthony called Cleopatra to discuss her support for Rome.
Cleopatra and Mark Antonybecame lovers and allies, living together in Alexandria, Egypt, where Cleopatra’s royal palaces were. They had three children together.
After losing their power and control over Egypt and realising the end was near, Cleopatra hid and sent word that she was dead. Believing this, Antony stabbed himself. He was brought to her and died in her arms. Soon after, Cleopatra chose to end her own life rather than be taken prisoner, bringing their story to a close.
- Original, one-of-a-kind glow in the dark painting
- Acrylic on stretched canvas
- Deep-edge canvas (no frame required)
- Signed on the back
- Ready to hang
- No US tariffs on original art
DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS IN THE PHOTOS:
In the first daytime photos of the artwork, Cleopatra is alone, Mark Anthony is only faintly visible. (The more charge light the painting gets and the more it is seen in the darkness, Mark Anthony will become more visible.) The single glowing blue photo is taken under UV light.
The last photos show the aqua glow in the dark effect at night, in the dark.
HOW TO CHARGE THE PAINTING:
This painting should be charged with a UV light to reveal the best effect at night.
I've painted Mark Anthony in a subtle way so that he is barely visible during the day and for this reason, I recommend using UV light to charge it. If you only use daylight and a room light, it will charge and glow all night, but you will not get the full vibrance of the glow.
In the video I am using a UV bar - 395 nm - 12 x 3 watt (36 watt). When held closely this fully charged the painting in seconds. A UV light of 30-100 watt would also charge the painting very quickly if mounted to the wall by the painting.
