Ødipus og sfinxen 1883 - 1884

This watercolor drawing by Danish artist Niels Skovgaard, titled "Ødipus og sfinxen" (Oedipus and the Sphinx) depicts a scene from Greek mythology. The artwork, created between 1883 and 1884, portrays the iconic encounter between Oedipus, a young man with a staff, and the Sphinx, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman. The scene is set against a mountainous backdrop with a blue sky, emphasizing the mythical setting. The scattered bones and skull in the foreground are a reminder of the Sphinx's deadly riddles and the fate of those who failed to solve them. This artwork is now held in the collection of SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark.