Caress of the Sphinx
Caress of the Sphinx (also known as Art) is an 1896 painting by the Belgian Symbolist artist Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921) famed for its depiction of androgyny.[1] The work is an interpretation of the French symbolist painter Gustave Moreau's 1864 painting Oedipus and the Sphinx.[2][3][4]
The painting is in the permanent collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels.[5]
This painting is referred to in the story The Caress of the book Axiomatic, a collection of short science fiction stories by Greg Egan.
It is pointed out in the book Enchanting David Bowie[6] that the album cover artwork by Guy Peellaert for the rock star's 1974 album Diamond Dogs possesses striking similarities to the painting.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Classics-Art 300 Lectures 18–19 | Dr. David Soren, Regents Professor". soren.faculty.arizona.edu.
- ^ "The Caresses (The Sphinx) | painting by Khnopff". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Cole, Brendan (2009). "Nature and the Ideal in Khnopff's Avec Verhaeren: Un Ange and Art, or the Caresses". The Art Bulletin. 91 (3): 325–342 – via JSTOR.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Fernand Khnopff: Caresses of the Sphinx—Masterworks (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels)". Films Media Group.
- ^ Enchanting David Bowie (2015 Bloomsbury eds. Toija Cinque, Christopher More, Sean Edmond)
- ^ [2][dead link]
Categories:
- 1896
- Belgian paintings
- Symbolism (arts)
- 1896 in art