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The Siren – John William Waterhouse (1900)
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The Siren is a painting by John William Waterhouse. The painting depicts a siren sitting at the edge of a cliff, lyre in hand, staring down at a shipwrecked sailor floating in water, who in turn is staring up at her. The picture was painted in 1900 and is now part of a private collection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Siren_(Waterhouse_painting)
Great painting.
Excellent expressions on both subjects, the siren looks like a predator and the sailor has this face of fearful realisation.