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Oedipus and the Sphinx

Gustave Moreau, 1864
Oedipus and the Sphinx, Gustave Moreau
Oedipus and the Sphinx, zoomed in
206.4 cmOedipus and the Sphinx scale comparison104.8 cm

Oedipus and the Sphinx is a Symbolist and Neoclassical Oil on Canvas Painting created by Gustave Moreau in 1864. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Greek and Roman Mythology, Sphinx and Femme Fatales. SourceDownloadSee Oedipus and the Sphinx in the Kaleidoscope

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