The Banquet of Cleopatra; 1743-1744. One of the most important commissions carried out by Tiepolo in the 1740s was; without a doubt; the decoration of the Palazzo Labia in Venice. Tiepolos scenes; The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra and The Banquet of Cleopatra; are staged within an illusory architecture; the scenic framework lending them a theatrical character. From the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria; Melbourne; Australia.