Oedipus scenes: Oedipus kills Laius, Oedipus and the Sphinx, The messenger from Corinth (Relief of a sarcophagus)

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Art of Ancient Rome Classical sculpture - Oedipus scenes: Oedipus kills Laius, Oedipus and the Sphinx, The messenger from Corinth (Relief of a sarcophagus)
Number:056242
Title:Oedipus scenes: Oedipus kills Laius, Oedipus and the Sphinx, The messenger from Corinth (Relief of a sarcophagus)
Artist: Art of Ancient Rome, Classical sculpture
Museum: Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome
Method: Marble
Created: 3rd cen. AD
School: Ancient Rome
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Objects
Trend in art: Classical Antiquities
Keywords: Sphinx, Sophocles, Oedipus, Oedipus the King, Oedipus Rex, Greek tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus and Sphinx, Riddle of the Sphinx