Oedipus and the Sphinx

Summary

Oedipus and the Sphinx is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oedipus and the Sphinx is the creator of Gustave Moreau^[3].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's instance of is recorded as painting^[4].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's maintained by is recorded as European Paintings^[5].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is associated with the academic art movement^[6].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's genre is mythological painting^[7].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as Oedipus^[8].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as sphinx^[9].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as spear^[10].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as urn^[11].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as mountain^[12].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as shrub^[13].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as corpse^[14].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as butterfly^[15].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as snake^[16].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as man^[17].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is made of oil paint^[18].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is made of canvas^[19].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's collection is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art^[20].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's inventory number is recorded as 21.134.1^[21].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx took place at Metropolitan Museum of Art^[22].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's Commons category is recorded as Oedipus and the Sphinx by Gustave Moreau^[23].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's catalog code is recorded as 105^[24].
• January 1, 1864 marks the founding of Oedipus and the Sphinx^[25].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx was published on 1864^[26].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx inspired Oedipus and the Sphinx^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oedipus and the Sphinx is the creator of Gustave Moreau^[3].

Publication

Oedipus and the Sphinx was released on 1864^[26]. Its genre is mythological painting^[7].

Subject and Themes

Oedipus and the Sphinx is associated with the academic art movement^[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Oedipus and the Sphinx inspired it^[27].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint^[18] and canvas^[19]. Oedipus and the Sphinx took place at Metropolitan Museum of Art^[22].

Why It Matters

Oedipus and the Sphinx ranks in the top 4% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]