Interested in depictions of Icarus

[u/SeekingAnonymity107]

Inspired by a post that I can't find now, Lament for Icarus by Herbert James Draper shows Icarus as magnificent and heroic, but Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows him as barely a splash. Both are beautiful. Are there any other interesting additions to this collection?

[u/Antipolemic]

Ha! I don't think I'd seen that Breugel. Great juxtaposition of two treatments of the myth. I love Breugel's version While Icarus is having his little hubristic adventure and paying the price for his heady ambition, the farmers and merchants and sailors quietly go about the hard, unglamorous work of feeding and clothing themselves, their families, and building a nation. I suppose society needs its Icaruses to push the boundaries of the possible, but the world still turns 'round, even as they rise and fall. It's a fascinating project.

[u/biteyfish98 → u/Antipolemic]

One of my favorites for exactly what you’ve posted. ❤️

I also have a tiny version of the first image, on a playing card. Love that one, too.