Mermaids limited edition print

Limited edition of original painting
Fine art print , locally printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper with archival ink.
Numbered and signed

Size A3(29,7 x 42 cm)

Painting part of the solo exhibition: "Female Rage". Berlin 2023
Piece for the solo exhibition: Female Rage. Berlin 2023

The Western concept of mermaids as beautiful, seductive singers may have been influenced by the Sirens of Greek mythology, which were originally half-birdlike, but came to be pictured as half-fishlike in the Christian era. Historical accounts of mermaids, such as those reported by Christopher Columbus during his exploration of the Caribbean, may have been sightings of manatees or similar aquatic mammals. While there is no evidence that mermaids exist outside folklore, reports of mermaid sightings continue to the present day. While the siren holding a fish was a commonplace theme, the siren in bestiaries were also sometimes depicted holding the comb, or the mirror.

The comb and mirror became an persistent symbol of the siren-mermaid.

In the Christian moralizing context (e.g the bestiaries), the mermaid's mirror and comb were held as the symbol of vanity