Hamlet Reproaches His Mother ca. 1834 Eugène Delacroix French After Goethes "Faust," Delacroix chose "Hamlet" as his next major illustration project. The artists interest in Shakespeare began early—he wrote about reading and translating passages in 1819. Among the first subjects he undertook from the play was act 3, scene 4, in which Hamlet shows his mother a portrait of his late father, reproaching her for marrying his murderous uncle Claudius. The use of a straightedge to organize the architecture of the space—an uncommon procedure for Delacroix—demonstrates the care with which he prepared his prints.. Hamlet Reproaches His Mother 342875
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