Oedipus and Antigone, (painting)

Object Details

artist

Dietrich, Franz

Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 29

On the discovery that he had been guilty of the double crime of parricide and incest, Oedipus in horror put out his eyes and exiled himself. Led by his daughter Antigone, he proceeds to the grove of the Furies at Colones, where, amid thunder-peals, he is removed from earth. Advancing along a dreary and rocky rod, Antigone, in a white garment almost completely covered by violet drapery, which veils without concealing her beautiful form, is putting aside the briars from her father's path with the wand in her right hand; her head is turned towards Oedipus, who on his daughter's left side and holding her hand advances with bowed head and the slow, uncertain step of blindness. The dark red drapery of Oedipus contrasts admirably with his silvery, flowing hair and beard. A boy and two men, one of whom carries some game slung across his shoulder, are descending a pathway in the background to the right. [Pp. 9-10.]

Catalogue of Paintings in the Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, California. Compiled by Mrs. A.L. Doyle. Sacramento: H.S. Crocker & Co., Printers. 1876.

Artist address: Dresden.

1876

Control number

AECI 09110029

Type

Paintings

Exhibition Catalogs

Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index

Topic

Mythology--Classical--Oedipus

Mythology--Classical--Antigone

Record ID

siris_aeci_124134

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