Sirens and Mermaids, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, paintings.ppsx
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an animal woman, sensual, erotic, wild, indomitable, tempting, evil, dangerous, but sometimes sympathetic and innocent ...
Sirens and Mermaids, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, paintings.ppsx
- 2. an animal woman, sensual, erotic, wild, indomitable, tempting, evil, dangerous, but sometimes sympathetic and innocent ...
- 3. from the siren with a fish by Hugo of Fouilloy to the bird-woman flying over Ulysses' ship by Waterhouse through the merciless and deadly mermaid by Leighton and the beautiful mermaid with a bouquet of flowers by Chagall
- 4. Sirens and Mermaids from the Middle Ages to the 20th century paintings
- 5. Sirens and Mermaids and the Medieval European manuscripts … A deadly creature, half woman, half bird or fish. A few illustrations include bearded male sirens.
- 6. a siren an onocentaur a boat full of sailors A group of sailors in a crowded boat have been put to sleep by a siren, while an onocentaur points at them. The siren is part woman and part bird. The siren and onocentaur are often illustrated together because they are both symbols of lust. Manuscript Physiologus Siren Sirène Sirena Early 14th century Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206 (De naturis rerum / Physiologus), folio 148r, Munich
- 8. Siren playing with an empty bottle The text says that when sailors see a siren, they throw empty bottles to her. While she is playing with the bottles, the sailors make their escape. Thomas of Cantimpré Siren Sirène Sirena 13th century Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320 (Liber de natura rerum), folio 118v, Valenciennes
- 11. Siren playing pipe to sleeping men The siren is part women, part bird or fish, or as in this case, both. Most unusually the woman part is clothed. The siren's music puts men to sleep, then she kills them. Richard de Fournival Siren Sirène Sirena ca. 1285 Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 412 (Bestiaire d'amour), folio 240r, Paris
- 14. Female and male sirens with a fish Sirens are usually shown charming or attacking sailors in a ship. This unusual image shows a female and male siren sharing a fish. Sirens are sometimes shown holding a fish. In Christian symbolism the fish could represent the human soul, so the siren holding a fish may suggest that the siren does not just eat sailor's bodies but also their souls. Manuscript Bestiary of Hugh of Fouilloy Siren Sirène Sirena 1240 Bestiary of Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 101 (De avibus / Physiologus), folio 198r, Valenciennes
- 17. A siren lulls a man to sleep with her song, and when he is asleep she kills him The siren is guilty of killing the man, but the man is also guilty because he trusted her. Allegory/Moral The story of the sirens shows that those who take delight in worldly pleasures will become the devil's prey. Richard de Fournival Male siren with man in a boat Sirène mâle avec un homme dans un bateau Sirena macho con hombre en un barco 13-14 century Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 12469 (Bestiaire d'amour / L'Image du monde), folio 6v, Paris
- 20. Three sirens with the torso of a woman, the feet and wings of a bird and the tail of a fish The siren at the left holds a comb, which is more often associated with the mermaid as a symbol of vanity. The one on the right holds a fish; this is common with siren illustrations, and may represent the human soul. Manuscript Bestiary Siren Sirène Sirena ca. 1185 Morgan Library, MS M.81 (The Worksop Bestiary), folio 17r, New York
- 23. Sirens and Odysseus (Ulysses) “Come hither, as thou farest, renowned Odysseus, great glory of the Achaeans; stay thy ship that thou mayest listen to the voice of us two ...” Odyssey XII, 184
- 24. Bird-women flying over the ship with their siren songs the crew trying to ignore them in order to get out of there alive and Ulysses listening, aware that, if he had not been tied up, if it is not tied, he would succumb and serve as a banquet for these creatures. John William Waterhouse Ulysses and the Sirens Ulysse et les Sirènes Ulises y las sirenas 1891 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- 27. an approaching vessel (it's Odysseus) and two sirens very human (down to the waist) and at their feet three human skulls and others bones to indicate their intentions Arnold Böcklin Sirens Sirènes Sirenas 1875 Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin
- 29. Odysseus sailing past … three sirens half-woman, half-fish ... and zero bird Gustave Moreau Les Sirènes The Mermaids Las sirenas 1885 Musée National Gustave-Moreau, Paris
- 32. beautiful mermaids invade Ulysses' ship ... As they climb aboard, an act of assertive sexuality, their tails disappear and the mermaids change from into women. The muscly sailors are apparently terrified by the three naked girls. Herbert James Draper Ulysses and the Sirens Ulysse et les Sirènes Ulises y las sirenas 1909 Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull
- 35. The protagonist is not only Ulysses, there we are all human beings tied to that fragile mast, maddened with desire, trying to break the ropes that bind to reason and prudence, to surrender to the temptations of life, which, sometimes, as in this case, have the appearance of song, fish and women. Pablo Picasso Ulysse et les sirens Ulysses and Mermaids Ulises y sirenas 1947 Musée Picasso, Antibes
- 37. a bewitching voice combined with absolute knowledge … no one can resist the charm of these enchantresses … not even artists
- 38. a rocky outcrop a saturnine setting sun a lone sail on the horizon beautiful figures the sea serpents replace their feet and merge with the rocks A skull hides among the rocks, a memento mori reminding the viewer that these beautiful women are inherently treacherous. Gustave Moreau The Sirens Les Sirènes Las sirenas 1882 Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge
- 41. a merciless and deadly embrace ... A fisherman in a deep embrace with a mermaid. Frédéric Leighton tells the story of a mermaid who lures the fisherman to his death, in retaliation for the death of his fish (his son). Frederic Leighton The Fisherman and the Syren Le Pêcheur et la sirène El pescador y la sirena 1856–1858 Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol
- 44. desire and destruction ... the seductive and threatening mermaid the sailor lost in his passion … despite the violence of the sea, they seem immersed in a strange calm Gustav Wertheimer The Kiss of the Siren Le Baiser de la sirène El beso de la sirena 1882 Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis
- 47. a mermaid sitting at the edge of a cliff, lyre in hand, staring down at a shipwrecked sailor floating in water, as curious of him as he is of her John William Waterhouse The Siren Sirène La sirena 1900 Private collection
- 49. the melancholy of a mermaid … sitting alone on a rocky beach, yearning for human company, but unable to live on the land a shell filled with pearls, which some believed to be formed from the tears of dead sailors John William Waterhouse A Mermaid Une sirène Una sirena 1900 Royal Academy of Arts, London
- 52. a harp-playing triton, three mermaids have attached themselves to his huge frame as if it were a raft, the ominously shaped reflection in the sea and the oddness of the large-eared heads that emerge from the water Arnold Böcklin In The Sea Dans la mer En el mar 1883 Art Institute Chicago, Chicago
- 55. a faun, hybrid of man and billy goat, a mermaid and a high-spirited, vital game on the seashore, devised with human models Franz von Stuck Faun and Mermaid Faune et Sirène El fauno y la sirena 1918 Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin
- 57. a Symbolist and erotically connoted interpretation of the underwater world .. the filtered sunlight blends in with the deep green of the water to form the mysterious backdrop for silverfish and two demonic tadpole-like mermaids (tadpoles with smiling, womanly faces) Gustav Klimt Mermaids or Silver Fish Nymphs Sirènes Sirenas 1899 Albertina, Vienna
- 60. René Magritte shows us a mermaid abandoning her oceanic environment, but in a surreal twist, she is a reversed mermaid, with a fish-like head and human legs. …. Where did this come from? Well, the sea behind of course. So why then does it exist? Who caught it? The fish looking out to us seems as ignorant and perplexed as we will always be. René Magritte L'invention collective The Collective Invention La invención colectiva 1933 Private collection
- 63. a garden … a parakeet and a mermaid The two, simple and beautiful, wearing an ultramarine blue, look at each other from a distance as if representing an impossible love between two incompatible species, one terrestrial and the other aquatic. Henri Matisse La Perruche et la Sirène The Parakeet and the Mermaid El periquito y la sirena 1952 -1953 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- 66. A light breeze rustles the leaves of the palms and a beautiful young mermaid with flowing red hair and a colourful bouquet of flowers in her hands floats above the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean … Marc Chagall Sirène et poisson Sirene and Fish Sirena y pez 1956-1960 Private collection
- 68. Sirens and Mermaids, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, paintings Sirènes, du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle, peintures Sirenas, de la Edad Media al siglo XX., pinturas images and text credit www. Music The Piano Guys Crescendo Piano & cello created olga_oes thanks for watching [email protected]