The Kiss of the Sphinx

The Kiss of the Sphinx is an oil on canvas painting of 1895 by the German symbolist artist Franz Stuck. It was painted in the same year that Stuck became a professor at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The iconography of a sensuous, dangerous femme fatale is a recurring item in Stuck's work.[1]

The Kiss of the Sphinx
ArtistFranz Stuck
Year1895
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions162.5 cm × 145.5 cm (64.0 in × 57.3 in)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Budapest

References

  1. Tóth, Ferenc. "The Kiss of the Sphinx". Hungarian National Gallery. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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