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The Kiss of the Sphinx

1895

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The story

Stuck took the motif from Heinrich Heine's poem prefacing the 1839 third edition of The Book of Songs, in which a traveler kisses a statue with a woman's head and a lion's body. The kiss brings her to life and dooms him.

Source, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest

Object details

Title: The Kiss of the Sphinx
Artist: Franz von Stuck
Date: 1895
Culture: German
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (124.B)
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.1022
Original image: 2681 × 3000 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Franz von Stuck. The Kiss of the Sphinx. 1895. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (124.B). Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea1022/