Tag: Carl Wilhelm Wilhelmson
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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Carl Wilhelm Wilhelmson’s Melusina, with footnotes #226
Melusina was a mythical figure from European folklore, a water nymph who is often portrayed with the upper body of a beautiful woman but the lower that of a fish, or serpent. The most complete retelling of what was probably a more ancient legend, dates from the end of the 14th century and recounts how Melusina…