Cleopatra — palette-knife study.

Mark Nicoll

Created with

OpenAI image generation

Inspired by

Gustav Klimt

Technique

Palette-knife impasto effect with gold ornament

Cleopatra turns toward the viewer amid dense gold spirals and mosaic-like blocks. Lapis and turquoise punctuate the gilded surface, while thick angular marks shape her face, dark hair and broad collar.

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