Unframed Oil on board (19 x 24 inches, unframed)
This painting depicts Othello looking out of an arched window onto a Venetian scene. His gaze is thoughtful and troubled. We see him reflected in a mirror hanging in his bedroom. Despite his rise to power, he is insecure and experiencing racial prejudice. He feels he is ageing and is also jealous of a supposed love rival. He has been led to believe, by devious Iago, that Cassio is pursuing his wife, Desdemona. In the foreground of the bedroom, we see Desdemona laid asleep on their bed. She rests her head on the very pillow that will soon smother her, at the hand of jealous Othello. Her strawberry embroidered handkerchief lays by her side. It is Othello’s first gift to his wife (originally a gift from his father to his mother). We see the blood red of the strawberries in the foreground; Othello will end his own life with his dagger.
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Ref: Othello
Location: UK
Artist: Iain Will