Enigma

Gustave Doré, 1871, Musée d’Orsay

‘Enigma’ is a work by Gustave Doré (France, 1832–1883). It is dated 1871. It is part of the collection Musée d’Orsay.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 130 × 196 cm. The work belongs to the genre allegory. The things depicted include sphinx, theater of war, angel, and corpse.