Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1864, Oil on canvas, 81 1/4 x 41 1/4 in. (206. 4 x 104. 8 cm), Paintings, Gustave Moreau (French, Paris 1826?1898 Paris), Moreau, at mid-career, made his mark with this painting at the Salon of 1864. It represents the Greek hero Oedipus confronting the Sphinx outside Thebes: he must solve her riddle to save his life and those of the besieged Thebans