Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1864, Oil on canvas, 81 1/4 x 41 1/4 in. (206.4 x 104.8 cm), Paintings, Gustave Moreau (French, Paris 1826–1898 Paris), Moreau, at mid-career, made his mark with this painting at the Salon of 1864. It represents the Greek hero Oedipus confronting the Sphinx outside Thebes: he must solve her riddle to save his life and those of the besieged Thebans
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Oedipus, Sphinx, 1864, Oil, canvas, 81 1/4 x 41 1/4, 206.4 104.8 cm, Paintings, Gustave Moreau, French, Paris, 1826–1898, Moreau, mid-career, mark, painting, Salon, represents, Greek hero Oedipus, confronting, Sphinx outside, Thebes, must solve, riddle, save, life, besieged Thebans
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