Othello by Nabil Kanso (1985)

Othello is a series of paintings done in 1985 by Nabil Kanso. The subjects of the paintings are loosely based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. The series comprises 60 paintings dealing with themes of love, race, jealousy, betrayal, and evil. The paintings are chaotic and seem to reflect the dramatic and tense relationship between Othello and Desdemona and uneasy and strained relationship between Othello, Desdemona and Iago. 

This painting in particular shows what is perceived to be Othello and Desdemona in the midst of a romantic embrace while chaos surrounds them, and is within them.