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Explore the timeless tale of Daedalus and Icarus through various art forms, from ancient bronze sculptures to modern oil paintings. Witness their journey depicted across centuries with wings of wax and ambitions soaring high but ultimately leading to tragedy.
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Daedalus and Icarus By Nick Raes Sam Mackey
Bronze Sculpture of Daedalus 3rd Century C.E. Found in Macedonia
Daedalus Andrea Pisano 1295 – 1348ReliefCampanile, Florence
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Pieter Brughel the Elder (c.1525 – 1569) Oil on Canvasc. 1560Royal Museum of Fine Arts Belgium
Daedalus and Icarus Woodcut found Illustrated in Ovid: MetamorphosesIllustrated by Virgil Solis c. 1569University of Glasgow, UK
Palazzo Vecchio (Studiolo) Fall of Icarus TommasoManzuoli 1536-71c. 1570-71Located at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy
Daedalus and Icarus c. 1620 by Anthony van DyckOil on CanvasArt Gallery of Ontario
Daedalus, wanting to flee Crete, made wings of wax, for himself and for his son [Icarus], to escape the domination of Minos. Icarus falls into the sea, having paid no attention to his father's warnings, while Daedalus escapes to Sicily. Engraving by Peter Paul Bouche after a drawing by HendrikAbbé Print; Book Illustration Text: 1st Century BCEImage Published: 1703Warburg Instute Library London
Icarus and Daedalus c. 1869 Oil on CanvasFrederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (1830–1896)Private Collection