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Oedipus before the Temple of the Furies between his Daughters Antigone and Ismene

ca. 1760–61
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Oedipus before the Temple of the Furies between his Daughters Antigone and Ismene
  • Artist: Anton Raphael Mengs (German, Ústi nad Labem (Aussig) 1728–1779 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1760–61
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, bown wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (19 × 22.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.461
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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