John William Waterhouse: A Hamadryad – 1895 The Female Figure – Hamadryad One traditional symbolic meaning of the female nude is a Nature spirit. One of these, the Hamadryad, represents a stand of oaks. The Hamadryad is noble, robust, and fertile, full of potential: She oversees the health and wisdom of her trees. The trees […]

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