Why it matters
Ulysses, tied to the mast, listens to the Sirens' song while his crew have blocked their ears. Waterhouse's depiction of the Sirens, as birds with women's heads, differed greatly from Victorian conceptions.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1891.
- The scene comes from the Odyssey.
- It is in the National Gallery of Victoria.
Based on the Wikipedia article Ulysses and the Sirens (Waterhouse) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
