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A Mermaid. Artist/designer. John William Waterhouse RA (1849 - 1917) Date. 1900. Object type. Painting. Medium. Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 965 mm x 666 mm. Collection. Royal Academy of Arts.
Royal Academy of Arts. London, United Kingdom. Waterhouse’s paintings often depicted figures from literature or Greek mythology. It’s possible that this work was inspired by Alfred Lord...
Título: A Mermaid; Creador: John William Waterhouse RA; Fecha de creación: 1900; Tipo: Painting; Derechos: Photo credit: © Royal Academy of Arts, London; photographer: John Hammond;...
Reino Unido, 1849–1917. Romanticismo. Pre-Rafaelitas. John William Waterhouse fue un pintor victoriano vinculado a los prerafaelitas, por su factura y su temática consagrada a la antigüedad clásica y la literatura.
The poem talks of a Mermaid combing her hair, and this is the depiction chosen by the artist here. The very theme of a mermaid is ideally suited to his preference for depicting the feminine and classic beauty of women alongside themes of mythology and poetry. Waterhouse also liked to lure the viewer in with seemingly angelic young women, who ...
2 de feb. de 2021 · Published on 2 February 2021. Spend 60 seconds exploring the dark mythology behind John William Waterhouse RA’s ‘A Mermaid’. Learn about the dangerous enchantresses who lured sailors to watery graves. Possibly inspired by Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem ‘The Mermaid’ (1830), the painting depicts unsatisfied desires with gentle melancholy.
A Mermaid (1900) by John William Waterhouse. Date created: 1900. This painting was Waterhouse's diploma work for the Royal Academy. A mermaid or mermaiden (masculine Merman) was a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a human being and the tail of a fish.
