Oil painting of a ship at sea with rowers and a bound man at the mast, while winged sirens swoop over the deck near rocky cliffs.

Ulysses and the Sirens

A painted ship sails through deep blue water past rocky cliffs, its oarsmen bent over their oars while a bound man stands at the mast. Winged women with bird-like bodies and long hair swoop around the vessel, reaching toward the crew in a dramatic, richly colored oil painting.

Artist: John William Waterhouse
Date: 1891
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 3840 × 1880 px

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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1891; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Greek and Roman Myths 19th century 1890s 1891 oil painting pre-raphaelite greek mythology odysseus masts sirens ship at sea dramatic seascape oarsmen john william waterhouse

Ulysses and the Sirens

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