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Oedipus and the Sphinx
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Oedipus and the Sphinx

Johannes Josephus Aarts · 1881 - 1934 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Oedipus at the entrance of the cave where the Sphinx resides, a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. She is on a spiral staircase that circles the dead, naked bodies of two men and a woman.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOedipus en de sfinx. 1881 - 1934. Johannes Josephus Aarts. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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