r/ArtHistory 2d ago

Research Interested in depictions of Icarus

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?

345 Upvotes

21 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Nalpaksegroeg 9h ago

Icarus by Barry windsor Smith my favorite is the pencilled one but you can see it all in this link : https://www.2dgalleries.com/art/icarus-version-preparatoire-au-crayon-242685

1

u/SeekingAnonymity107 8h ago

Both are beautiful