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Painting of mermaids and a man with a harp in a teal sea under cloudy skies, with a nude woman floating in red drapery in the foreground.

In the Sea

Mermaids and a dark-haired man holding a harp-like instrument crowd a cool teal sea under a cloudy sky. A nude woman in a red drape floats in the foreground, while a mermaid with a green-scaled tail and other swimmers in the distance look on. Painted in oil on panel.

Artist
Arnold Böcklin
Date
1883
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1271 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1883).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection

Español: En el mar

Sirenas y un hombre de cabello oscuro que sostiene un instrumento parecido a un arpa llenan un frío mar turquesa bajo un cielo nublado. En primer plano flota una mujer desnuda con una tela roja, mientras una sirena de cola verdosa y otros nadadores en la distancia observan. Pintura al óleo sobre tabla.

Português: No mar

Sereias e um homem de cabelo escuro segurando um instrumento semelhante a uma harpa ocupam um mar azul-turquesa frio sob um céu nublado. Em primeiro plano, flutua uma mulher nua com um tecido vermelho, enquanto uma sereia de cauda esverdeada e outros nadadores ao longe observam. Pintura a óleo sobre painel.

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