Proportions
The fall of Icarus
| Catalogue ID | 1.29a |
|---|---|
| Artist | Antonio Tempesta (1555 - 1630) |
| Object type | |
| Date | 1560-1630 |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) |
| Inv. no. | RP-P-H-H-935 |
| Tech. / support | etching, paper |
| Measures | 140 × 194 mm |
| Subject | 25H213 — river 25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city 95A(ICARUS)68 — death i.e. the fall of Icarus (Daedalus present) |
An engraved panoramic landscape depicting the fall of Icarus: high in the sky a winged figure plunges headfirst while a second winged figure (Daedalus) glides nearby with outstretched arms. The wide river or sea view is framed by a fortified tower on a rocky cliff at left, a walled city in the middle distance, mountains beyond, and a clump of trees at right, while in the foreground three figures in a small boat gesture upward toward the falling Icarus.
No musical work linked.
Bartsch 817
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
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