Ulysses and the Sirens 1909 #1
by Herbert James Draper
Title
Ulysses and the Sirens 1909 #1
Artist
Herbert James Draper
Medium
Painting
Description
Ulysses and the Sirens 1909, Herbert James Draper 1854 1920, The painting depicts Ulysses tied to the mast and forcibly attendant to the Sirens' seductions. Although the Sirens were depicted in ancient Greek art as scary, ugly creatures, Draper maintains the spirit but not the content of the story by transferring the Sirens' seductiveness from their song to a visible form, depicting the Sirens as beautiful mermaids who invade Ulysses' ship. The Sirens are nude and their tails disappear as they board the ship.
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