217. 美人鱼`A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse RA 高清作品[21%]

AF-A Mermaid

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美人鱼-约翰·威廉·沃特豪斯

-Mermaids traditionally were sirens who lured sailors to their death through their captivating song. They were also tragic figures as mermaids could not survive in the human world which they yearned for and men could not exist in their watery realm, so any relationship was doomed. In Waterhouse\'s painting no sailors are depicted so that despite being a \'siren\' the mermaid is shown as an alluring rather lonely figure, albeit with a fish tail. The atmosphere evoked is one of gentle melancholy as the mermaid sits alone in an isolated inlet, dreamily combing out her long hair with her lips parted in song. Beside her is a shell filled with pearls, which some believed to be formed from the tears of dead sailors.