Othello and Desdemona in Venice

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Othello and Desdemona in Venice
ArtistThéodore Chassériau
Year1850
TypeOil on panel, history painting
Dimensions25 cm × 20 cm (9.8 in × 7.9 in)
LocationLouvre, Paris

Othello and Desdemona in Venice (French: Othello et Desdemone à Venise) is an 1850 oil painting by the French artist Théodore Chassériau.[1] Inspired by William Shakespeare's 1604 tragedy Othello, it depicts Othello and his lover Desdemona amongst the canals of Venice.[2] Works based on Shakespeare were a common theme during the romantic era. The painting is now in the collection of the Louvre in Paris, having been acquired in 1934[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sandoz p.258
  2. ^ https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010060228
  3. ^ https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/joconde/000PE000475

Bibliography

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  • Sandoz, Marc Théodore Chassériau, 1819-1856: Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes. 1974.
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