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Oedipus and the Sphinx
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Oedipus and the Sphinx

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1808
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The story

Ingres sent the life-size nude Oedipus from Rome in 1808 to prove his skill with the male body, paired with the Valpinçon Bather. Around 1825 he enlarged the canvas, adding a fleeing man and human remains, and showed it at the 1827 Salon.

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Object details

Title
Oedipus and the Sphinx
Artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Date
1808
Culture
French
Medium
Oil on canvas
Object type
Paintings
Collection
Musée du Louvre, Paris (RF 218)
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0976
Original image
2292 × 3000 px
Source record
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License evidence
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