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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
Medium
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.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Ulises y las sirenas

Un barco pintado navega por aguas azul profundo, junto a acantilados rocosos, con remeros inclinados sobre sus remos mientras un hombre atado está de pie junto al mástil. Mujeres aladas con cuerpos de ave y cabello largo se lanzan en picado alrededor de la embarcación, extendiéndose hacia la tripulación.

Português: Ulisses e as sereias

Um navio pintado navega por águas azul-profundo, passando por penhascos rochosos, com remadores curvados sobre os remos enquanto um homem amarrado está de pé junto ao mastro. Mulheres aladas, com corpos de ave e cabelos longos, voam em círculos ao redor da embarcação, estendendo-se em direção à tripulação.

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