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Oedipus (Oedipe)

Ferdinand Gaillard, after Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a nude person standing on rocky terrain. The person is leaning forward with one knee bent and an arm resting on the knee. They have short, curly hair and are looking to the left. A winged figure is crouched nearby, also with curly hair, gazing at the person. The standing person has a cloth draped over their back and is holding cylindrical objects. In the background, another figure is partially obscured by shadows, with raised arms. The setting includes a dark rocky cave with a city or settlement visible in the distance through an opening in the rocks.

Artwork Details

Date
1876
Medium
engraving on chine collé on wove paper
Dimensions
2529 × 3526 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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