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Summary

John William Waterhouse : Ulysses and the Sirens wikidata:Q5651584 reasonator:Q5651584
Artist
John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) wikidata:Q212754
John William Waterhouse
Alternative names
J. W. Waterhouse; John Waterhouse; Nino Waterhouse
Description Italian-British painter and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death 6 April 1849 Edit this at Wikidata 11 February 1917 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rome London
Work period 1870–1917
Work location
United Kingdom ; Rome ; London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q212754

Details on Google Art Project
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Title
Ulysses and the Sirens
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre mythological painting Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1891
date QS:P571,+1891-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 100.6 cm (39.6 in); width: 202 cm (79.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,100.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,202U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1464509
Current location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery Level 2, NGV International
Accession number
p.396.3-1
Object history Purchased, 1891
Exhibition history Royal Academy summer exhibition , Burlington House , 1891 , cat. no. 475
Notes More info at museum site
References Michelle Bonollo; Sonia Dean, lit. ed.; list , eds. (1999). J. W. Waterhouse’s Ulysses and the Sirens: breaking tradition and revealing fears . Art Journal Edition 40 . The Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria . Retrieved on May 18, 2017 .
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Ulysses and the Sirens (1891). Oil on canvas, 100.6 x 202 cm (39.6 x 79.5 in). National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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Ulysses and the Sirens