Oedipus and the Sphinx

Artist: Jean Ingres
Artwork: Oedipus and the Sphinx
Description: The painting depicts the moment when Oedipus encounters the Sphinx on the road to Thebes. The Sphinx is a creature with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She asks Oedipus a riddle, and if he cannot answer it, she will devour him.
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