Sujet

Oedipus and Antigone, c1795. Creator: Charles Thevenin.

Légende

Oedipus and Antigone, c1795. Antigone was a daughter of the accidentally incestuous marriage between King Oedipus of Thebes and his mother Jocasta. When at last they learned the truth, Jocasta committed suicide and Oedipus blinded himself and went into exile. Oedipus has served as the hero of many tragedies, most notably Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. Here Thévenin depicts Oedipus as related by Sophocles in Oedipus at Colonus, being guided in his later wanderings by his faithful daughter, Antigone.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM26A04_453

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,1Mo (2,0Mo) / 26,7cm x 33,9cm / 3155 x 4000 (300dpi)

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