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Rusalka

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Title

Rusalka

Description

This painting, created by Сергей Панасенко-Михалкин depicts the Rusalka, or an eastern European equivalent to a mermaid. It shows a naked women in a river, looking at her reflection surrounded by a beautiful ring of flowers. It shows the seductiveness of these creatures and the way they are able to lure men into their deaths with their beauty.

Date

1992

Medium

oil on canvas

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