Macbeth and the Three Witches (French: Macbeth et les trois sorcière) is an oil painting on canvas by the French artist Théodore Chassériau, from 1855.[1] It is inspired by a scene from William Shakespeare's 1623 tragedy Macbeth, when Macbeth, accompanied on horseback by Banquo, encounters the Three Witches on the moors.
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| Artist | Théodore Chassériau |
| Year | 1855 |
| Type | Oil on panel, history painting |
| Dimensions | 70 cm × 92 cm (28 in × 36 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
Shakespeare plays were a popular subject for French romantics. The picture was displayed at the Exposition Universelle of 1900, as part of a retrospective of French art of the nineteenth century. The painting was acquired in 1918 by the Louvre in Paris and was later transferred to the city's Musée d'Orsay.[2][3]
See also
edit- Banquo's Ghost, an 1854 painting by Chassériau based on the same play
References
edit- ↑ Sandoz p.512
- ↑ "Macbeth et les trois sorcières – Théodore Chassériau". Musée d’Orsay. 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ "Macbeth et les trois sorcières" (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
Bibliography
edit- Sandoz, Marc Théodore Chassériau, 1819–1856: Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes. 1974.
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