Gustave Moreau, 1864 - Oedipus and the Sphinx - fine art print

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The legendary Greek prince Oedipus confronts the malevolent Sphinx, who torments travelers with a riddle: What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? Remains of victims who answered incorrectly litter the foreground. (The solution is the human, who crawls as a baby, strides upright in maturity, and uses a cane in old age.) Moreau made his mark with this painting at the Paris Salon of 1864. Despite the growing prominence of depictions of everyday life, he portrayed stories from the Bible, mythology, and his imagination. His otherworldly imagery inspired many younger artists and writers, including Odilon Redon and Oscar Wilde.

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This over 150 year-old artwork was created by the artist Gustave Moreau. The original version had the following size - 81 1/4 x 41 1/4 in (206,4 x 104,8 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the French painter as the medium of the work of art. This piece of art is included in the digital art collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States of America. This modern art public domain piece of art is being included with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of William H. Herriman, 1920. Besides, the work of art has the following creditline: Bequest of William H. Herriman, 1920. In addition to this, the alignment is in portrait format and has a side ratio of 1 : 2, which implies that the length is 50% shorter than the width. The painter, sculptor Gustave Moreau was an artist, whose art style can mainly be classified as Symbolism. The artist lived for a total of 72 years, born in 1826 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France and passed away in the year 1898 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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