Giroust, "Edipo, Ismene, Antigona, e Polinice", 1796.
Giroust dramatizes the confrontation between the blind Edipo and his son Polinice, who had sent him into exile.
The drama of Polinice and his two sisters, Antigona, and Ismene, pleading with Edipo to return to Tebe unfolds on a stagelike space.
The gestures—especially the outstretched arm of Oedipus at the center of the composition—are dramatically powerful.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Giroust: "Edipo e Polinice"
Giroust, "Edipo, Ismene, Antigona, e Polinice", 1796.
Giroust dramatizes the confrontation between the blind Edipo and his son Polinice, who had sent him into exile.
The drama of Polinice and his two sisters, Antigona, and Ismene, pleading with Edipo to return to Tebe unfolds on a stagelike space.
The gestures—especially the outstretched arm of Oedipus at the center of the composition—are dramatically powerful.
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