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Gustave Moreau
(6th Apr, 1826 - 18th Apr, 1898)
Oedipe et le Sphinx
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Thierry Le Mage
Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée du Louvre
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Keywords:
drapery
bare (body)
mountainous landscape
mythological scene
sphinge
figure study
Symbolism (movement)
Oedipus
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About the artwork
Title:
Oedipe et le Sphinx
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
watercolour
dessin au crayon noir
Dimensions:
350 x 180
Inventory number:
RF2131-recto
About the author(s)
Author:
Gustave Moreau
Born:
6th Apr, 1826
Dead:
18th Apr, 1898
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Gustave Moreau
(French:
[mɔʁo]
; 6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) was a French Symbolist painter whose main emphasis was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures. As a painter, Moreau appealed to the imaginations of some Symbolist writers and artists.
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