“Antigone donnant la sépulture à Polynice” (Antigone Giving Burial to Polynices)

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On this oil painting, Antigone is captured by guards when she is caught burying Polynice.

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Antigone is captured by sentries when she is caught burying her brother Polynices. Antigone was forbidden from burying Polynices by the king Creon because he was declared a traitor. Antigone buries her brother anyways to uphold divine law.

Oil on Canvas (1825)

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  • creator
    Sébastien Norblin (1796-1884)
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    “© Sébastien Norblin / École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris”
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    École nationale supérieure des Beaux‑Art