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The Sirens and Ulysses
The Sirens and Ulysses is a large oil painting on canvas by the English artist William Etty, first exhibited in 1837. It depicts the scene from Homer's "Odyssey" in which Ulysses (Odysseus) resists the bewitching song of the Sirens by having his ship's crew tie him up, while they are ordered to block their own ears to prevent themselves from hearing the song.
While traditionally the Sirens had been depicted as human–animal chimeras, Etty portrayed them as naked young women,
enjoyed a brief boom in popularity. Interest in him declined over time, and by the end of the 19th century the cost of all his paintings had fallen below their original prices. As it was rarely exhibited, "The Sirens and Ulysses" had little influence on later artists, although it is credited as an influence on Frederic Leighton's 1858 "The Fisherman and the Syren".
Removal and restoration.
Etty had used experimental techniques to make "The Sirens and Ulysses", using a strong glue as a