Ancient

The French Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau [1826–1898] is one of the most interesting painters, especially because of his two Salomé paintings [see two below, the one on the left often referred to as 'The Apparition' and check out the more explicit and mystical one 'Salomé dansant devant Hérode' here], and for his 'Song of Songs' and 'Hesiod and the Muse'--the more Impressionistic 'The Toilette' is also very unique as is 'The Sacred Elephant'--look here for more of his work. His most infamous painting is of course the 'Oedipus and the Sphinx' [1864].