Sirens eye biography of william
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
Mysterious and seductive, and maybe just misunderstood… and with a song that would lead you to your death.
The Sirens really are amongst the most famous and enduring images of ancient mythology.
So much so, that they have a whole legacy that most people are unaware of.
We’ve all heard of ‘screen sirens’ before, but there’s much more to the link between the human-animal hybrids of myth and the femme fatales of the silver screen.
Read on to discover the ways that film noir is like folklore, and how the Sirens never left us…
All the best,
Sean Kelly
Managing Editor
Classical Wisdom
By Mariami Razmadze
For Masho
“Who would be
A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,
Combing her hair
Under the sea,
In a golden curl
With a comb of pearl,
On a throne?”
- The Mermaid, Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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“A mermaid flattens soles and picks a trout,
knife and fork in chainsong at the spine,
weeps white rum undetectable from tears.
She kills more bottles than the ocean sinks,
and serves her winded lovers' bones in brine,
nibbled at recess in the marathon.”
- Mermaid, Robert Lowell
The image of a Siren is universally known: an irresistible seductress with a voice that sends its listeners to their graves. In popular cultur
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William Etty
English painter (1787–1849)
This article is about the painter. For the architect, see William Etty (architect).
William Etty RA | |
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William Etty, self-portrait based on an October 1844 photograph by Hill & Adamson | |
| Born | (1787-03-10)10 March 1787 York, England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | 13 November 1849(1849-11-13) (aged 62) York, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Resting place | St Olave's Church, York, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | Thomas Lawrence |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy Schools |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | |
| Style | English school of painting |
| Elected | Royal Academician |
William EttyRA (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, he left school at the age of 12 to become an apprentice printer in Hull. He completed his apprenticeship seven years later and moved to London, where in 1807 he joined the Royal Academy Schools. There he studied under Thomas Lawrence and trained by copying works by other artists. Etty earned respect at the Royal Academy of Arts for his ability to paint realistic flesh ton
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