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Gustave Moreau: Oedipus and the Sphinx  wikidata:Q293990 reasonator:Q293990
Artist
Gustave Moreau  (1826–1898)  wikidata:Q203828 q:en:Gustave Moreau
 
Gustave Moreau
Alternative names
G. Moreau; moreau gustave; Moreau
Description French sculptor and painter
Date of birth/death 6 April 1826 Edit this at Wikidata 18 April 1898 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Edit this at Wikidata Paris
Work location
Kingdom of the Netherlands; Paris (1826–1841); Paris (1841–1857); Italy (1841–1841); Rome (October 1857–June 1858); Florence (June 1858–August 1858); Milan (August 1858–September 1859); Venice (September 1858–December 1858); Paris (1859–1888); Florence (December 1858–March 1859); Rome (April 1859–July 1859); Naples (July 1859–September 1859); Netherlands (1888–1888); Belgium (1888–1888); Paris (1888–1898) Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q203828
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Oedipus and the Sphinx
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Painting; Paintings
Depicted people sphinx Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1864
date QS:P571,+1864-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 206.4 cm (81.2 in); width: 104.8 cm (41.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,206.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,104.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
European Paintings
Accession number
21.134.1
Credit line Bequest of William H. Herriman, 1920
References
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437153

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Oedipus and the Sphinx (1864). Oil on canvas, 206 × 105 cm (81 x 41 in). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (MET, 21.134.1)

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