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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Thebana / The story of Oedipus, Laius and Jocasta / The infant Oedipus is hung from a tree by his feet
Historia Thebana / The story of Oedipus, Laius and Jocasta / Oedipus is taken down from the tree

Further details

Oedipus hic fixis, versisque ad sidera plantis / Edocet ad sortem quemlibet ire suam (Oedipus, with his soles pierced and turned towards the stars, teaches everyone to accept their fate). The print could show Oedipus being hung up or taken down

Artist or creator

Rosa, Salvator (1615-1673)

Date

1663

Location

London, British Museum (Dept. of Prints and Drawings)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Project

Bartsch

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British Museum

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This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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