Othello and Desdemona in Venice

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 oil painting on panel by the French artist Théodore Chassériau, from 1850. Inspired by William Shakespeare's 1604 tragedy Othello, it depicts Othello and his wife, Desdemona amongst the canals of Venice. 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

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