Oedipus and the Sphinx

Gustave Moreau, 1864, Metropolitan Museum of Art

‘Oedipus and the Sphinx’ is a work by Gustave Moreau (France, 1826–1898). It is dated 1864. It is part of the collection Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 206 × 105 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Oedipus, sphinx, spear, and urn.

The catalogue has 135 more works by Gustave Moreau.

• Realism