This is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image. Baudelaire said he translated Poe 'because he resembled me'. Shop for Herbert Draper The Lament for Icarus painting and frame at discount price, ships in 24 hours. The tragic theme of failure at the hand of hubris in the story of Icarus parallels that to the story of Phaeton (You can find out more of this Greek Mythological Tale and view the artwork by following the link). My choice of a first poem 'The Lament of an Icarus' was testing fate perhaps. Herbert Draper The Lament for Icarus print for sale. His complacency and his hubris caught the better of him and as he flew to close to the sun, the wax on the wings melted, and he fell into the sea, where he drowned. In which Icarus and his father try to escape from Crete using wings his father built out of feathers and wax.Īs the story goes Icarus fell from the sky when he went to close to the sun, because he failed to listen to his fathers warning not to go to close to the sea, lest the dampness clog his wings, and not to fly to closs to the sun, lest the sun melt the wax. The Lament for Icarus c1898 by Classicist British Painter Herbert James Draper (1863-4 - 1920) a painter of the Victorian Era and the first two decad.+.
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The Lament for Icarus c1898 by Classicist British Painter Herbert James Draper (1863-4 - 1920) a painter of the Victorian Era and the first two decades of the 20th Century. Beautifully crafted protective cases for iPhone 13, 12, 11, SE, XS, 8 Plus and more. High-quality museum quality from Austrian.
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK: THE LAMENT FOR ICARUS BY HERBERT JAMES DRAPER CLASSICAL ART OLD MASTERS REPRODUCTION A Naiad in The Lament for Icarus (charcoal and chalk on paper) by Herbert James Draper as fine art print.