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The Blood of Antony

Rome and Alexandria · 31 BC

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Framed print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included

Hanging print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
  • Sizes: 12x18″ · 16x24″ · 24x36″
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Medium: Fine art paper
  • Style: Family tree
  • Era: Late Republic
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The Blood of Antony: an illustration of the family tree of Mark Antony on deep red, with Cleopatra, Octavia and the emperors of his blood in portraits
The Blood of Antony31 BC
Rome and Alexandria · 31 BC

The loser's blood on the throne

Marcus Antonius, Mark Antony, was triumvir with Octavian and Lepidus and, in the end, Octavian's great rival. In 31 BC he and Cleopatra VII were defeated at Actium, and both died the next year. Plutarch counts seven children of Antony by three wives, although his union with Cleopatra, which began in 41 BC, was never a marriage in Roman law. In 30 BC only Antyllus, the eldest, was put to death. Octavia, whom Antony had divorced in 32 BC, brought up the rest with her own children.

Through her, Antony's blood reached the throne. Her daughter Antonia the Younger married Drusus the Elder, Livia's son, and bore Germanicus and the emperor Claudius; Germanicus's son was Caligula. Her elder daughter, Antonia the Elder, married Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; their son Gnaeus married Germanicus's daughter Agrippina the Younger, and their son was Nero. Of Cleopatra's children by Antony, Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus vanish from the record. Cleopatra Selene became queen of Mauretania as wife of Juba II, and her son Ptolemy was put to death by Caligula in AD 40.

The piece

The plate is set on deep red like a wall in a Roman house, with eight portrait roundels after coins: Antony, Octavia, Cleopatra and her daughter Selene, Ptolemy of Mauretania, and the three emperors in gold. The eye starts with Antony at the top and follows the line from his marriage to Octavia, the longest on the plate, through her daughters to Claudius, Caligula and Nero. A side note recalls one more daughter, Antonia, born to an earlier wife.

Materia · The materials

Fine art paper, framed or hung.

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Pine frame

Black, dark wood or natural wood, FSC-certified. Framed prints arrive framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included.

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Fine art paper

Framed prints: 200 gsm smooth matte paper, printed in 12 colors with fade-resistant pigment inks.

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Shatterproof plexiglass

Protects the print in transit and on the wall.

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Magnetic wooden hanger

Posters: 250 gsm museum-quality matte paper between pine hangers in black or dark wood. The magnets hold the print, so you can swap it any time.

Size guide

Find the right size

This piece, to scale, above an 84-inch sofa. Pick a size, or a format and frame above, and the wall follows.

The Blood of Antony: an illustration of the family tree of Mark Antony on deep red, with Cleopatra, Octavia and the emperors of his blood in portraits
Sofa · 84″ / 213 cm

Which size?

Sizes are the artwork's. Frames and hangers add a little around the edge.

Above a sofa or bed, art looks best at about two-thirds of the furniture's width, hung 8 to 10 inches above it.