In this artwork, how is the Description discussed?
The painting depicts the year 47 BC, when Cleopatra stands before Julius Caesar after Apollodorus, her servant, has just finished  smuggling her into the palace inside a rug.  The figures are shown approximately half life-size. Since the 1866 exhibition, the work has become known by other titles, such as  Cleopatra Before Caesar, and more recently, Cleopatra and Caesar.
Cleopatra Julius Caesar Apollodorus