Oedipus At Colonus
by Heritage Images
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Oedipus At Colonus
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Heritage Images
Medium
Drawing - Illustration
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Oedipus at Colonus, 1798. The ancient mythical Greek king Oedipus fulfilled his fate by unknowingly killing his father and marrying his mother. He subsequently blinded himself and was exiled. Here, Oedipus reprimands himself, while protecting his daughter Antigone. Oedipus became popular in France just after the French Revolution, since the subject addressed the return of exiles. The ancient Greek writer Sophocles provided the best-known version of the tragedy, but an interpretation that played in Paris in 1797 inspired Harriet?s work. Creator Jacomme & Cie. R. de Lancry, 12, Paris; Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810-1864); F. Delarue, r. J.J. Rouseau, 10, Paris. (Photo by Heritage Arts/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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