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Oedipus in the company of the sphinx, a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. Sitting down, he thinks about her riddle: 'What creature is it that has a voice and goes on four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon and three feet in the evening? He who did not know the answer was torn by the sphinx. Bottom left are the bodies of previous victims of the sphinx, Oedipus and the sphinx., print maker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934, Japanese paper (handmade paper), h 338 mm × w 283 mm.

Oedipus in the company of the sphinx, a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. Sitting down, he thinks about her riddle: 'What creature is it that has a voice and goes on four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon and three feet in the evening? He who did not know the answer was torn by the sphinx. Bottom left are the bodies of previous victims of the sphinx, Oedipus and the sphinx., print maker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934, Japanese paper (handmade paper), h 338 mm × w 283 mm.
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Caption: Oedipus in the company of the sphinx, a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. Sitting down, he thinks about her riddle: 'What creature is it that has a voice and goes on four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon and three feet in the evening? He who did not know the answer was torn by the sphinx. Bottom left are the bodies of previous victims of the sphinx, Oedipus and the sphinx., print maker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934, Japanese paper (handmade paper), h 338 mm × w 283 mm
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Image size: 3679 × 4387 px | 46.2 MB
Print size: 31.1 × 37.1 cm | 1448.4 × 1727.2 in (300 dpi)
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