Oedipus and the Sphinx

Summary

Oedipus and the Sphinx is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oedipus and the Sphinx is the creator of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres^[3].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's instance of is recorded as painting^[4].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's instance of is recorded as envoi de Rome^[5].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is owned by French State^[6].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is associated with the Neoclassicism movement^[7].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's genre is mythological painting^[8].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's genre is nude^[9].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as Oedipus^[10].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as sphinx^[11].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as man^[12].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as nudity^[13].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as cave^[14].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as eye contact^[15].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as corpse^[16].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as spear^[17].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's depicts is recorded as bone^[18].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is made of oil paint^[19].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx is made of canvas^[20].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's collection is recorded as Department of Paintings of the Louvre^[21].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's inventory number is recorded as RF 218^[22].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx took place at Louvre storage (depot)^[23].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's Commons category is recorded as Oedipus and the Sphinx by Ingres - RF 218^[24].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's catalog code is recorded as 60^[25].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's catalog code is recorded as 27^[26].
• Oedipus and the Sphinx's catalog code is recorded as 50A^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oedipus and the Sphinx is the creator of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres^[3].

Publication

Genres include mythological painting^[8] and nude^[9].

Subject and Themes

Oedipus and the Sphinx's main subject is Riddle of the Sphinx^[28]. It is associated with the Neoclassicism movement^[7].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint^[19] and canvas^[20]. The location of Oedipus and the Sphinx was Louvre storage (depot)^[23].

Why It Matters

Oedipus and the Sphinx ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]