Yet She Must Die, plate eleven from Othello

Prints and Drawings

1844

Théodore Chassériau
French, 1819-1856

Shakespeare’s Othello tells the story of a Moorish general who is manipulated by his evil advisor, Iago, into murdering his wife, Desdemona. In this scene set in a lavish chamber, Othello gazes upon the slumbering Desdemona with a look of unmistakable sadness. Chassériau elegantly depicted the conflict within Othello’s mind through gesture, as he clutches at his heart. The emphatic way the figure of Othello is rendered in almost total darkness, in contrast to Desdemona’s blinding whiteness, recalls the atmospheric etching effects of Rembrandt.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Théodore Chassériau
Title: Yet She Must Die, plate eleven from Othello
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1844
Medium: Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on ivory chine, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions: Image: 31.2 × 24.2 cm (12 5/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Chine: 31.8 × 25 cm (12 9/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 26.4 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 39.4 × 28.4 cm (15 9/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
Reference Number: 1941.103
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