How Cleopatra became a canvas for society's anxieties

All of our fears about women in power, female sexuality, and race have been projected onto this historical figure

Cleopatra: She Came, She Saw, She Conquered — The Exploress

Cleopatra: A Cultural Chameleon - How was Cleopatra portrayed through art, particularly the Renaissance? - WriteWork

Cleopatra: She Came, She Saw, She Conquered — The Exploress

Arthur Hughes's La Belle Dame sans merci and the femme fatale

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul - Le Bijou Japonais by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul - Oil portrait painting For Sale at 1stDibs

Cleopatra: She Came, She Saw, She Conquered — The Exploress

The Colour of Anxiety: Race, Sexuality, and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture' at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds - Alain.R.Truong

How did Cleopatra rise to power in ancient Egypt, and what was her role? - Quora

Mantegna's Fictive Bronze Judith and Dido: Beyond Exemplarity - Fletcher - 2014 - Art History - Wiley Online Library