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Oedipus and the Sphinx is completed

1864 CE · North America · Culture

Oedipus and the Sphinx is completed
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Oedipus and the Sphinx is an 1864 oil on canvas painting by Gustave Moreau that was first exhibited at the French Salon of 1864 where it was an immediate success. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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